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单词 bolt-holes
释义

bolt-hole

noun

ˈbōlt-ˌhōl How to pronounce bolt-hole (audio)
chiefly British
: a place of escape or refuge

Synonyms

  • asylum
  • harbor
  • harborage
  • haven
  • refuge
  • retreat
  • sanctuary
  • sanctum
  • shelter
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1851, in the meaning defined above

bolt-holes

noun

plural of bolt-hole, chiefly British
as in refuges
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger her cottage in the Lake District served as her bolt-hole whenever the stresses of London became too great

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • refuges
  • shelters
  • sanctuaries
  • retreats
  • havens
  • residences
  • lodgings
  • asylums
  • oases
  • sanctums
  • hideouts
  • harbors
  • abodes
  • dwellings
  • ports
  • anchorages
  • housings
  • sancta
  • moorings
  • hideaways
  • harborages
  • quarters
  • domiciles
  • roofs
  • houses
  • habitations
  • fortresses
  • screens
  • strongholds
  • rests
  • places
  • dens
  • cloisters
  • lairs
  • castles
  • redoubts
  • pads
  • diggings
  • closets
  • lodgements
  • lodgments
  • forts
  • covers
  • coverts
  • hermitages
  • sheds
  • lean-tos
  • palisades
  • windbreaks
  • lees
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