stash house
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8.9
- noun
- /stæʃ haʊs/
- NSFW
:
casa de seguridad
- The police raided a stash house and discovered large quantities of illegal drugs inside.
- a stash house for drugs
- a stash house for cocaine
Examples
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It's a stash house, right?
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After receiving a tip-off, the agents investigated a suspected stash house located on the outskirts of the city.
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Well, I got a map, shows the location of his stash house.
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Across the street we found a stash house.
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You just gotta find that stash house.
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- We had this as a stash house?
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Rent a stash house, okay?
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The coyotes hustle people across the border into stash houses in towns and cities like McAllen and Mission.
Blog text (12) -
Unbeknownst to the maid, the house was actually a drug warehouse (a "stash house").
Academic text (2008) -
Traffickers often use a stash house to conceal weapons and narcotics from law enforcement.
Synonyms
106
4.8
A house where people in danger hide to stay safe
69
8.0
A place where criminals hide and plan crimes
57
2.5
A secret place where nobody can find a person or thing
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4.0
A secret place where someone stays to avoid being found
10
3.1
A building where goods are kept for later use
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a house used for hiding illegal supplies' is directly and compositionally derived from 'stash' (a hidden supply) + 'house' (a building), so a learner who knows both words can infer a house used to store a stash. The noun+noun compound pattern is a common, cross-linguistically transparent construction, making the MWE readily understandable at B1 level.
Etymology
The phrase stash house paints a simple picture: a house where people stash things to 'hide' them. That's why it means 'a house used to hide weapons, drugs, or other illegal supplies'.