exfiltration operation

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   a clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or refugee or an operative and family out of danger

   Broaderclandestine operation

Questions about exfiltration operation

What does exfiltration operation mean?

exfiltration operation means "a clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or refugee or an operative and family out of danger".

Is exfiltration operation a common word?

exfiltration operation is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.