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decoy target

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decoy target [′dē‚kȯi ‚tär·gət]
(ordnance)
A device assembled from prefabricated materials, designed to simulate miscellaneous types of field equipment.


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Andrew flew his helicopter as a decoy target, trying to divert deadly Exocet missiles away from British ships.
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