dead drop
dead drop — noun
1. a secret place agreed upon in advance, where a spy or agent leaves something suc
a secret place agreed upon in advance, where a spy or agent leaves something such as documents, money, or equipment for another person to collect, without the two people ever meeting face to face
Theo left the encrypted USB drive in a dead drop behind the garden wall.
leave [object] in a dead drop
Every Tuesday morning, Daichi checked the dead drop inside the museum for new instructions.
check a dead drop for [purpose]
The dead drop beneath the statue contained a map and two sets of keys.
Mayumi used an old can as a dead drop to pass messages to her contact.
The agent placed the cash in a dead drop at the airport luggage counter.
- drop point
a more general term; can refer to any prearranged exchange location, not necessarily secret
- dead letter box
the standard British intelligence term for the same concept; 'dead mailbox' in US usage
- dead site
alternate US intelligence terminology; less common in popular culture
用法筆記
Typically used with location prepositions such as 'in', 'at', 'under', 'behind'. Common in the construction 'use [location or object] as a dead drop'. Frequently appears in spy fiction, journalism about intelligence operations, and cybersecurity discussions.