"black bag operation" meaning in All languages combined

See black bag operation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: black bag operations [plural]
Etymology: See black bag (“pouch or case containing burglary tools”). Head templates: {{en-noun|head=black bag operation}} black bag operation (plural black bag operations)
  1. (informal) A covert or clandestine entry into a building etc. to obtain information for an intelligence operation. Wikipedia link: black bag operation Tags: informal Categories (topical): Espionage Synonyms: black bag job
    Sense id: en-black_bag_operation-en-noun-wmF0pdfF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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