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safe haven
safe haven1. Designated area(s) to which noncombatants of the United States Government's responsibility and commercial vehicles and materiel may be evacuated during a domestic or other valid emergency.
2. Temporary storage provided to Department of Energy classified shipment transporters at Department of Defense facilities in order to assure safety and security of nuclear material and/or nonnuclear classified material. Also includes parking for commercial vehicles containing Class A or Class B explosives.
3. A protected body of water or the well deck of an amphibious ship used by small craft operating offshore for refuge from storms or heavy seas.Thesaurussafe havennoun refuge, security, haven, protection, resort, shelter, retreat, harbour, asylum, sanctuary, hide-out, bolt hole a safe haven for terroristsTranslationssafe haven
safe havenA sanctuary. This term is redundant, since haven means “a safe place.” It is quite old, the earliest citation in the OED being from 1581. Haven also was for a time used as a verb, meaning “to shelter,” as in Robert Southey’s poem of 1795, “Safe haven’d from the sea.” The Times of London (Aug. 15, 1865) had the current usage: “One safe haven where no nicotine perfume intrudes . . .”See also: haven, safesafe haven
safe haven An NHS term of art for administrative mechanisms that ensure safe and secure handling of confidential patient-identifiable information. All confidential information exchanged between commissioners and providers as part of the contracting process must be between safe haven contact points.safe haven
Synonyms for safe havennoun refugeSynonyms- refuge
- security
- haven
- protection
- resort
- shelter
- retreat
- harbour
- asylum
- sanctuary
- hide-out
- bolt hole
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