decoys

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The Times-Picayune described the gang of officers involved as an undercover narcotics unit including 3 women and 6 men: "They were dressed like tourists, and the women would pose as" decoys "-- potential victims -- for robbers ...."

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  1. noun A living or artificial bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within shooting range.
  2. noun An enclosed place, such as a pond, into which wildfowl are lured for capture.
  3. noun A means used to mislead or lead into danger.
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  • Two flight tests were made in July and December 2002 with decoys, although some reports referred to these as multiple warheads, which was denied by the Chinese. —  Missilethreat.com
  • Their decoys are also available through big-time sporting distributors such as Cabela's and Sportsman's Warehouse.
  • Volunteers looked for homeless people sleeping on the streets, and decoys were planted to test the accuracy of the head count. —  GJSentinel - Latest News Headlines
  • The solvation free energy generally favors the decoys, although the total electrostatic free energy (sum of Coulomb and solvation terms) favors the native structure. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Solomonov has stated openly that the TEL launched SS-27 will carry four to six warheads along with decoys, which implies the same capability for the submarine-launched version. —  Missilethreat.com
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