"black site" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black sites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black site (plural black sites)
  1. (military) A location at which an unacknowledged black operation or black project is conducted. Categories (topical): Military Related terms: black jail, black ops
    Sense id: en-black_site-en-noun-2lufYp2f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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