Meaning & use
Bolthole
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A place of refuge or hiding, especially one used to escape from trouble or to retreat from public life.
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The cabin in the woods became his weekend bolthole from city life.
The fugitive was finally found in a remote bolthole in the mountains.
A note on using this word
The word originally referred to the hole a rabbit or other animal bolts (runs) into to escape a predator, later extended to human hiding places.
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