Asylum
Asylum noun - Something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger.
Usage example: the embassy serves as an asylum for that country's nationals in need of help
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Synonyms for Asylum
Lair
Lair noun - A place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others.
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Synonyms for Lair
Nearby Words: laired, lairing
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In Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Joker even manages to use the asylum as an evil lair.
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Amusingly, you must quietly walk around on the ice, just as you needed to in Killer Croc's lair in Batman: Arkham Asylum.
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In Batman: Arkham Asylum Batman is forced to walk along a floating wooden boardwalk in Killer Croc's lair while Croc moves around somewhere beneath the water.
Source: Wormsign
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