dead drop

• Método de espionagem ou comunicação secreta em que objetos, como documentos ou chaves, são deixados em um local secreto para serem recolhidos posteriormente por outra pessoa, sem contato direto entre as partes.

A method of espionage or covert communication where items, such as documents or keys, are left in a secret location for another person to retrieve later, without the two parties meeting directly.

1. Covert communication methodC1formal

   A method of passing information or items between two people without meeting, using a hidden location.

   Ponto morto

   • The spy used a dead drop to exchange the microfilm.
   • They left the encrypted message in a dead drop under the park bench.
   • Dead drops are commonly used in espionage to avoid direct contact.