noun
- places of refuge or escape; hideouts or safe places to retreat to in times of danger or difficulty
Usage: plural form of bolthole
Examples
- The spy had several boltholes throughout the city where he could disappear if needed.
- During the war, resistance fighters used abandoned buildings as boltholes.
- The criminal had prepared multiple boltholes in case the police closed in.
- Mountain caves served as boltholes for the rebels.
- She kept a few boltholes ready in case her business ventures failed.
- The witness protection program provided secure boltholes for informants.