"shadow factory" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1939 November, Charles E. Lee, “Railways and the War — I”, in Railway Magazine, page 313",
          "text": "[...] but common prudence demanded, even before the outbreak of war, that details should not be disclosed which might reveal to a potential enemy the positions of \"shadow factories\" and air bases, and the location of stores of munitions, petrol, food, and so forth.",
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        "An aircraft factory in the World War II era, partly staffed by people from the motor industry, that was kept hidden from enemy aircraft."
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          "motor",
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        "(UK, historical) An aircraft factory in the World War II era, partly staffed by people from the motor industry, that was kept hidden from enemy aircraft."
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          "ref": "1939 November, Charles E. Lee, “Railways and the War — I”, in Railway Magazine, page 313",
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        "(UK, historical) An aircraft factory in the World War II era, partly staffed by people from the motor industry, that was kept hidden from enemy aircraft."
      ],
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