shutplace
nounUK /ˈʃʌtpleɪs/
US /ˈʃʌtpleɪs/
A shutplace is a place where you close something up.
The little shop was a shutplace after dark.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small room or booth that can be closed off.
He waited in the shutplace by the ticket counter.
3. A hiding spot where someone goes to be alone.
She found a quiet shutplace behind the stairs.
4. The act of closing a place for the day.
The shutplace of the store happens at six.