DEAD DROP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dead drop mean? 

• DEAD DROP (noun)
  The noun DEAD DROP has 1 sense:

1. a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information

  Familiarity information: DEAD DROP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEAD DROP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Context example:

a dead drop avoids the need for an intelligence officer and a spy to be present at the same time

Hypernyms ("dead drop" is a kind of...):

drop (a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property))