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SLEEPER NEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sleeper nest mean?
• SLEEPER NEST (noun)
The noun SLEEPER NEST has 1 sense:
1. a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal
Familiarity information: SLEEPER NEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
sleeper nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major attacks in Europe
Hypernyms ("sleeper nest" is a kind of...):
nest (a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality)
Meronyms (members of "sleeper nest"):
sleeper (a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal)
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