boltholenoun [ C ]
also bolt-hole uk/ˈbəʊlt.həʊl/us/ˈboʊlt.hoʊl/a place that you can go to when you want to get away from your usual life and escape from other people:
The hotel is famous for being Winston Churchill's favourite bolthole.
I remember longing for a bolthole, somewhere to escape to.
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- She dreamed of having a country bolthole.
- London has turned into a favourite bolthole for the international business elite.
- The cottage is small inside, but it could be the perfect bolt-hole.
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Safe & enclosed spaces
- bunker
- bus shelter
- cover
- covert
- dry
- fallout shelter
- fastness
- foxhole
- hidey-hole
- hiding place
- island
- lair
- nook
- recess
- safe house
- sanctuary
- shelter
- sheltered accommodation
- sunblind
- women's refuge
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