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cut·out
(kŭt′out′)n.
1. Something cut out or intended to be cut out from something else.
2. Electricity A device that interrupts, bypasses, or disconnects a circuit or circuit element.
3. A recording that is no longer current and whose remaining stock is sold at a discounted price.
4. Slang A mutually trusted intermediary who handles communications between espionage agents.
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cut•out
(ˈkʌtˌaʊt)n.
1. something cut out from something else, as a pattern cut out or intended to be cut out of paper.
2. a valve in the exhaust pipe of an internal-combustion engine, which when open permits the engine to exhaust directly into the air.
3. an act or instance of cutting out.
4. Slang. an intermediary, as in espionage.
5. a device for the manual or automatic interruption of electric current.
6. a usu. discontinued record album that is for sale at a discount.
[1790–1800]
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cutout
An intermediary or device used to obviate direct contact between members of a clandestine organization.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Noun | 1. | cutout - a switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload electric switch, electrical switch, switch - control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
2. | cutout - a photograph from which the background has been cut away photographic print, print - a printed picture produced from a photographic negative standee - a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity); "he had his picture taken with a standee of the president" | |
3. | cutout - a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out |
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