アジト
Meanings
1
hideout; secret base; safe house
Refers to a concealed location used by a group for clandestine activities, often with a nuance of illegality or secrecy. Commonly used in contexts involving criminals, spies, or rebels.
from English agitating point · from Russian agitpunkt
The police tracked down the criminal's hideout.
The spies planned their next operation at the secret base.
Usage patterns
- アジトを構えるto set up a hideout
The organization had set up a hideout deep in the mountains.
- アジトに潜伏するto hide out in a hideout
The suspect is believed to have been hiding out in a secret base.
- アジトを突き止めるto track down a hideout
The police finally tracked down the terrorist group's hideout.
- アジトを摘発するto raid/expose a hideout (used by authorities)
The Metropolitan Police Department raided the drug-dealing group's hideout.