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noun
A location used to secretly transfer items between two people, without requiring them to meet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: dubok
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of leaving an item in such a location for another person to collect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
To leave at a dead drop for someone else to retrieve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drop
History
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Across languages
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