Meaning

1 senses
  1. A group of people (sleepers) who inconspicuously remain dormant in a community until activated, by a prearranged signal, in order to perform acts of espionage, sabotage, or terrorism.

    Schläferzelle

    спя́щая яче́йкаspjáščaja jačéjka

More definitions
  • a cell of sleepers

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
group of people who remain dormant in a community until activated:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
group of people who remain dormant in a community until activated:

Forms

plural: sleeper cells
Singularsleeper cell
Pluralsleeper cells

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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