bolt-hole
8.6
A hole an animal runs into to hide from danger
- noun
- /ˈboʊltˌhoʊl/
:
agujero de escape
- The meerkats hurried to their bolt-holes at the first sign of danger.
Examples
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To escape from the fox, the hedgehog found its bolt-hole and disappeared inside.
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"A rat always has a bolt-hole.
Fiction book (2000) -
When threatened by a predator, the rabbit quickly dashed into its bolt-hole for safety.
Synonyms
rabbit hole
vsbolt-hole
1
3.4
A hole in the ground where wild rabbits live and hide
is used specifically as an escape route when animals are threatened
1
8.3
A private place to go to relax or hide from others
is a passage animals use to flee when threatened from their burrows
7.0
A small comfortable place, often private or hidden, where you go to relax and feel safe
is mainly an animal escape passage used when threatened
Antonyms
How Safe
Surface Forms
bolt-hole singular
bolt-holes plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word bolt-hole comes from the idea of making a quick 'bolt' into a 'hole' — bolt here means 'to run away quickly' and hole means 'a small opening or shelter'. So a bolt-hole is a safe little place an animal or person can run into to escape danger.