terrorist cell

/ˌtɛrərəst sɛl/

Other forms: terrorist cells

Definitions of terrorist cell

1. noun

   a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members)
   “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

   types:

   operational cell

   a terrorist cell that performs clandestine activities

   intelligence cell

   a terrorist cell whose members are trained to perform reconnaissance and surveillance

   auxiliary cell

   a terrorist cell responsible for logistics; usually large and less compartmentalized than other terrorist cells

   type of:

   cadre, cell

   a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement