bolt-hole

See also: bolthole

English

Etymology

From bolt +‎ hole

Noun

bolt-hole (plural bolt-holes)

1. a means of escape
2. a place of escape or secret refuge

   In the 1950s, Hollywood decamped to the desert – bankrolling the world’s most daring modernist architects to create ever more experimental boltholes.

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Translations

means of escape

• German: Schlupfloch (de) n
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place of escape, secret refuge

• Bulgarian: убежище (bg) n (ubežište)
• German: Unterschlupf (de) m
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References

• Moscow-on-Thames, The Week, Issue 593, page 13.