black site

American  

[blak sahyt] / ˈblæk ˈsaɪt /

noun

1. a location that is never publicly acknowledged as existing, where secret military and defense operations, including the detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists, are conducted out of reach of the law and normal systems of oversight.

   Thailand was likely the first country to host a CIA black site, where suspected 9/11 terrorists were detained.

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black site British  

noun

1. a secret facility used by a country's military as a prison and interrogation centre, whose existence is denied by the government

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Etymology

Origin of black site

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

Disney fans don’t seem too excited about the prices, based on some of the comments left on the Disney Blog site.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023

The list of most offensive mascots, which has since been removed from the Quality Logo Products Blog site, was rounded out by Oklahoma State’s Pistol Pete, West Virginia’s Mountaineer, Nevada’s Hey Reb!,

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2021