to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership
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cell — W1 [sel] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body)¦ 2¦(prison)¦ 3¦(phone)¦ 4¦(electric)¦ 5¦(secret group)¦ 6¦(religious)¦ 7¦(insect/small animal)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: celle, from … Dictionary of contemporary English
terrorist act — noun the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
terrorist — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ alleged, potential, suspected ▪ convicted, known ▪ would be ▪ the recruitment of young would be terrorists … Collocations dictionary
cell — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, religious house and Anglo French celle hermit s cell, from Latin cella small room; akin to Latin celare to conceal more at hell Date: 12th century 1. a small religious house dependent on a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cell — noun 1) a prison cell Syn: room, cubicle, chamber; dungeon, oubliette, lockup 2) each cell of the honeycomb Syn: compartment, cavity, hole, hollow, section 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
cell — noun 1) a prison cell Syn: room, cubicle, chamber, dungeon, compartment, lock up 2) terrorist cells Syn: unit, squad, detachment, group … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
cell — noun 1》 a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps. ↘historical a small monastery dependent on a larger one. 2》 a small compartment in a larger structure such as a honeycombining 3》 Biology the smallest… … English new terms dictionary
Clandestine cell system — Sleeper cell redirects here. For other uses, see Sleeper cell (disambiguation). Terrorism Definitions · Counter terrorism Internation … Wikipedia
List of Sleeper Cell characters — The following are a list of descriptions for characters on the Showtime television series Sleeper Cell .Main charactersDarwyn al SayeedDarwyn al Sayeed (played by Michael Ealy) is the protagonist of Sleeper Cell . An African American Muslim FBI… … Wikipedia
radical cell — noun a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members) to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don t know each other or the identity of their leadership • Syn: ↑terrorist cell • Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of… … Useful english dictionary
