"dye pack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dye packs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dye pack (plural dye packs)
  1. A hidden explosive device with a mass of distinctive paint, intended to stain stolen goods like paper money to make them too distinctive to use without being identified. Wikipedia link: dye pack
    Sense id: en-dye_pack-en-noun-5lf4je~k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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