safe housen.

Brit.

/ˈseɪf haʊs/, U.S.

/ˈseɪf ˌhaʊs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: safe adj., house n.¹

Etymology: < safe adj. + house n.¹

1. A secure place used to confine or imprison a person, esp. a criminal. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 623/1 It was concluded, that he [sc. John Badby] should be put in a certaine chamber or safe house with in the Mansion of the Frier preachers.

1753 A. McDouall Inst. Laws Scotl. III. 5 Messengers ought not presently to commit the person arrested to goal [sic], by the law of England, but keep him in some safe house for 24 hours, that he may have opportunity to order his affairs, and, if possible, take course with the debt.

1847 Christian Examiner & Relig. Misc. Nov. 365 There are no traces in the patriarchal age, nor for weary years after, of any safe houses for the detention of criminals, still less of penitentiaries for their reform.

2000 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 19 Dec. 23 The next morning, I got kidnapped. They locked me in a safe house for 23 days.

2. A secret place of refuge or rendezvous for a person in hiding or requiring protection, esp. one engaged in espionage, terrorism, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > a place of refuge > for those wanted by authorities

safe house1928

1928 E. Wharton in Ladies' Home Jrnl. Oct. 223/1 The princess was at Kyrenia, hidden with the Circassian girl in a safe house above the port.

1952 B. Marshall White Rabbit v. 29 Tommy's safe house was in a luxury flat belonging to the..French cinema star Jeanne Helbling.

1963 J. Joesten They call it Intelligence i. iv. 44 A so-called ‘safe house’..is usually a piece of extra-territorial property owned by a particular embassy.

1969 H. MacInnes Salzburg Connection xv. 212 So that is what it was: a safe house. They could shelter several people here..while new passports and identities were being faked.

1981 W. Safire in N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Nov. 18/2 Safe house..in World War II: an address to which agents being dropped into France were directed; its meaning has changed in C.I.A. parlance to ‘a place where defectors are kept’.

1991 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Aug. (Parade section) 16/1 Why would a whistleblower need the equivalent of a safe house?

1995 K. Toolis Rebel Hearts (1996) iii. 168 The eight IRA men were moved to another safe house and hidden under the floorboards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	safe house
释义	safe housen. Brit. /ˈseɪf haʊs/, U.S. /ˈseɪf ˌhaʊs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: safe adj., house n.¹ Etymology: < safe adj. + house n.¹ 1. A secure place used to confine or imprison a person, esp. a criminal. Now rare. ΚΠ 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 623/1 It was concluded, that he [sc. John Badby] should be put in a certaine chamber or safe house with in the Mansion of the Frier preachers. 1753 A. McDouall Inst. Laws Scotl. III. 5 Messengers ought not presently to commit the person arrested to goal [sic], by the law of England, but keep him in some safe house for 24 hours, that he may have opportunity to order his affairs, and, if possible, take course with the debt. 1847 Christian Examiner & Relig. Misc. Nov. 365 There are no traces in the patriarchal age, nor for weary years after, of any safe houses for the detention of criminals, still less of penitentiaries for their reform. 2000 Philippine Daily Inquirer (Nexis) 19 Dec. 23 The next morning, I got kidnapped. They locked me in a safe house for 23 days. 2. A secret place of refuge or rendezvous for a person in hiding or requiring protection, esp. one engaged in espionage, terrorism, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > a place of refuge > for those wanted by authorities safe house1928 1928 E. Wharton in Ladies' Home Jrnl. Oct. 223/1 The princess was at Kyrenia, hidden with the Circassian girl in a safe house above the port. 1952 B. Marshall White Rabbit v. 29 Tommy's safe house was in a luxury flat belonging to the..French cinema star Jeanne Helbling. 1963 J. Joesten They call it Intelligence i. iv. 44 A so-called ‘safe house’..is usually a piece of extra-territorial property owned by a particular embassy. 1969 H. MacInnes Salzburg Connection xv. 212 So that is what it was: a safe house. They could shelter several people here..while new passports and identities were being faked. 1981 W. Safire in N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Nov. 18/2 Safe house..in World War II: an address to which agents being dropped into France were directed; its meaning has changed in C.I.A. parlance to ‘a place where defectors are kept’. 1991 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Aug. (Parade section) 16/1 Why would a whistleblower need the equivalent of a safe house? 1995 K. Toolis Rebel Hearts (1996) iii. 168 The eight IRA men were moved to another safe house and hidden under the floorboards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1570
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