black bag operation

English

Etymology

See black bag (“pouch or case containing burglary tools”).

Noun

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.
    Synonym: black bag job
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