English noun: terrorist cell | |||
1. | terrorist cell (group) a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members) | ||
Samples | To insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership. | ||
Synonyms | radical cell | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cadre, cell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | auxiliary cell, intelligence cell, operational cell | ||
Member holonym | terrorist | ||
Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||