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单词 bolthole
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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.

More examples

  • 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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