hiding place

noun

: a place where someone or something is hidden or can be hidden
My favorite hiding place when I was a kid was in the attic.

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As night fell across southern China, a 2-foot-long creature emerged from its hiding place and moved toward a stream. — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025 Nadia concludes a hidden room was built as a hiding place for Meng’s family to escape from China, and that Cass was involved in the plot. — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025

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“Hiding place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hiding%20place. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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