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coverts

noun

plural of covert

as in hideouts

a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others set up a covert from which to watch wildlife without being detected

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as in bushes

a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush the rabbit rushed to the safety of the nearest covert

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Noun

The strikes targeted militant hideouts at two locations, with initial reports indicating 22 militants had been killed, Pakistan's Ministry of Information said.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The conflicting statements came just days after Pakistani fighter jets struck sites in eastern Afghanistan that Islamabad said were militant hideouts, an escalation between Kabul and Islamabad that threatens mediation efforts by regional powers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hideouts

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Each spring, before the tractors roll in, Lundberg teams up with the California Waterfowl Association to search the cover crops for nests and collect any eggs by hand.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Birds are conspicuous then – singing, defending territories, building nests and raising young.

— Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nests

Noun

Some large bulls may retreat to lairs and hang out by themselves, remaining there as long as there is adequate food and water.

— Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025

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