Čo znamená decoy v angličtine a aká je definícia decoy?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť decoy výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

decoy Význam & definícia

0 something or someone used to trick or confuse people, especially something or someone that is not what they appear to be:
- Air Force One flew ahead as a decoy, with the President in another plane behind.
- These attacks could be a decoy, a manoeuvre to throw everyone off guard.
- They use electrically powered duck decoys known as "robo ducks".
1 to trick or confuse people into doing something or going somewhere, especially by showing them something that is not what it appears to be:
- Flying French colours, the ship tacked back and forth, trying to decoy the French ship into the harbour.
- They were always looking for a way to decoy geese that invaded the rice fields.
2 something used to trick or confuse a person or animal:
- He carves duck decoys for hunters.
3 a name that is placed on a company's mailing list (= list of names and addresses of people to whom advertising is sent) in order to check if the list is being used without the owner's permission

When a driver sees a patrol car, they don't know if it's a real police officer or if it's a decoy.
They used a girl hitch-hiker as the decoy to get him to stop.
The officer arrested a bike thief after planting "decoy" bikes around the city.
The spinning decoys try to mimic the flashing of a bird's wings, luring waterfowl toward the decoy.
Flares are canisters of magnesium that burst into very bright, very hot flame to decoy infrared receivers away from the plane.
They would try to decoy the enemy towards some of the hidden groups, where they would be outnumbered.
The plan is that Marie decoys the victim into a position that will give Bobbie plenty of time to take aim.
Cats often pretend to sleep to decoy their prey, then suddenly spring on it.