drop site
Secret exchange point
A drop site is a prearranged location where something is left for later pickup by someone else, avoiding direct contact between parties.
The term appears most often in espionage and criminal contexts—spies leave intelligence at drop sites, drug dealers use them for transactions: The informant left the documents at a drop site in the park.
In logistics, a drop site may simply be a designated delivery location.
- dead letter boxHidden spot for secret exchanges
- pickup pointDesignated retrieval location
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- stashHidden reserve
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
covert · covert operation · handoff · exchange · parachute · supply · extraction · clandestine · safehouse · espionage · intelligence agency · intel · field agent · package · location · marker · signal · concealment
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- Spycraftspy, agent, asset, covert, handler
- hideoutshideout, hideaway, safe room, panic room, safe house
- Kidnappingkidnapping, hostage, captive, ransom note, kidnapper