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PRONUNCIATION OF DEAD LETTER BOX

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEAD LETTER BOX

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Dead letter box is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEAD LETTER BOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dead drop

A dead drop or dead letter box is a method of espionage tradecraft used to pass items between two individuals using a secret location and thus does not require them to meet directly. Using a dead drop permits a case officer and agent to exchange objects and information while maintaining operational security. The method stands in contrast to the live drop, so called because two persons meet to exchange items or information.

Definition of dead letter box in the English dictionary

The definition of dead letter box in the dictionary is a place where messages and other material can be left and collected secretly without the sender and the recipient meeting.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEAD LETTER BOX

dead end
dead fingers
dead from the neck up
dead hand
Dead Heart
dead heat
dead in the water
dead key
dead leg
dead letter
dead letter drop
dead load
dead loss
dead man walking
dead man´s fingers
dead man´s handle
dead man´s pedal
dead march
dead marine
dead matter

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEAD LETTER BOX

black box
collection box
dialog box
glory box
glove box
letter box
light box
litter box
lunch box
music box
out of the box
pillar box
PO box
poor box
set-top box
Skinner box
suggestion box
telephone box
the box
tool box

Synonyms and antonyms of dead letter box in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dead letter box» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEAD LETTER BOX

Find out the translation of dead letter box to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dead letter box from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dead letter box» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死信箱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caja de papel mojado
570 millions of speakers

English

dead letter box
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मृत पत्र बॉक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مربع حبرا على ورق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мертвой буквой окно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caixa de letra morta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃত চিঠি বাক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

morts boîte aux lettres
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotak surat mati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

toten Briefkasten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

デッドレターボックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

죽은 편지 상자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kothak surat mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hộp thư chết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறந்த கடிதம் பெட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृत पत्र बॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ölü mektup kutusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scatola di lettera morta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

martwe skrzynki pocztowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мертвою буквою вікно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cutie literă moartă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκρό γραμματοκιβώτιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dooie letter box
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dead brevlåda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dead letter box
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dead letter box

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAD LETTER BOX»

The term «dead letter box» is normally little used and occupies the 121.038 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAD LETTER BOX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dead letter box

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEAD LETTER BOX»

Discover the use of dead letter box in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dead letter box and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Dead Letter Box
Kort fortælling om en ensom pige, der arbejder ihærdigt for at beholde sin ven, men denne ven forholder sig tilsyneladende helt ligegyldig til disse anstrengelser.
Jan Mark, 1982
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INTELLIGENCE, CRISES AND SECURITY: Prospects and Retrospects
Instead, he was to receive his instructions by radio and provide intelligence by dead letter box or by secret writing in a letter.27 He was informed by radio of cover addresses to which to send reports.28 Britain's Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) ...
Len Scott, R. Gerald Hughes, 2013
3
Horrible Harry and the Dead Letters
When the post office has donated a real mailbox to room 3B, everyone gets jobs as sorters, stackers, and carriers.
Suzy Kline, 2009
4
A Security Advisor in Iraq
All film and reports would be put into what is commonly known as a dead letter box. This includes everything that needs to be taken out and includes all ablutions. A large plastic container for urine and small sealable bags for the number two's.
John Heron, 2010
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Crabtree Orations 1954-1994 T
No spy would survive for long without the protection of a 'safehouse' and a 'dead- letter-box'. That the houses of Uncle Oliver, the Vallons and Mme. de Staël were ' safe' should not be doubted. But what, I can hear you say, is a Dead Letter Box ...
Bryan Bennet, 2003
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Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
In AmE a dead letter is also an undelivered or unclaimed item of post, and on both sides of the Atlantic a dead letter box is a place where messages can be left and collected anonymously. deaf mute is now regarded as derogatory because it  ...
Robert Allen, 2008
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East German Foreign Intelligence: Myth, Reality and Controversy
To show that he had used or emptied a dead letter box, he showed a piece of coloured paper, which he stuck in a gap beside a telephone on the third floor of the World Trade Center. The content of the dead letter box was then collected by an ...
Kristie Macrakis, Thomas Wegener Friis, Helmut Müller-Enbergs, 2009
8
Stasi: Shield and Sword of the Party
As consolation, badmeeting places often make good dead letter box drops. These are anold favorite the world around to ensure that the two conspirators do not meet. They are typically marked by the leaver of amessage with an inconspicuous ...
John Christian Schmeidel, 2007
9
Industrial Espionage: Developing a Counterespionage Program
Variations include standing together on a busy train or passing documents between restroom stalls in a busy public washroom. A dead drop or dead letter box can also be used in an unpopu— lated area at a pre—planned location. The agent ...
Daniel J. Benny, 2013
10
Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations
Dead Drop/ Dead-Letter Box. A place where information is left to picked up later by either the agent or the agent's case officer. For example, one dead-letter box used by Konon Molody (also known as Gordon Lonsdale) was the men's lavatory  ...
R. C. S. Trahair, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEAD LETTER BOX»

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Album review: R.E.M.
The cover of Pylon's 'Crazy' was featured on 1987's Dead Letter Box compilation, but bears repeated listening being more haunting and ... «Galway Advertiser, Nov 14»
2
Story of Response to 'Dear Abby' and 200000 Letters Leads to Gi …
They would all go to the 'dead letter box,' or they would be sent back if there was a return address." Rice and this incident were instrumental in ... «WBOC TV 16, Nov 14»
3
Britons use 'dead letter box' system to smuggle their way into Syria …
London: British militants are using a sophisticated 'dead letter box' system to smuggle their way into Syria and Iraq to fight for Islamic State of ... «gulfnews.com, Aug 14»
4
Gold seized from aircraft at Thiruvananthapuram airport
The investigators described the technique as a classic “dead letter box drop (DLB)” gold smuggling operation. (A DLB is an inconspicuous spot ... «The Hindu, Mar 14»
5
Pizzagate and 'lesbian lovers' - phone hacking trial week 10
We should have done a DLB [dead letter box] or brush contact on the riverside!" But further messages, adduced for the first time, allege that Mr ... «Channel 4 News, Jan 14»
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CCTV clips show Brooks material being hidden from police, hacking …
Fucking amateurs" and suggested they should have used a "dead letter box" or a "brush contact on the riverside". The court has previously ... «The Guardian, Jan 14»
7
It's that time of year again for sweating profusely and sniggering: the …
Reviewers are asked for ghastly half-memories they have been trying to suppress and a dead letter box is opened underneath the John Snow ... «MobyLives, Nov 13»
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Ruth Dudley Edwards: How NOTW became the red-top story of the …
We should have done a DLB [dead letter box] or brush contact on the riverside." In the event, a cleaner found the material behind the bins the ... «Irish Independent, Nov 13»
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Breaking The Hollywood Cover-Up Code
We should have done a DLB [Dead Letter Box] or brush contact on the riverside!” Edis also alleged that Brooks ordered the deletion of millions ... «Daily Beast, Nov 13»
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'Broadsword calling Danny Boy...you cannot log the hours as …
We should have done a DLB (dead letter box) or brush contact on the riverside." ADVERTISING. Edis told the jury that the security staff agreed ... «Press Gazette, Nov 13»

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