Definitions of cutout [ˈkʌtˌaʊt]

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Definition of 'cutout'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) cutout
something cut out from something else, as a pattern cut out or intended to be cut out of paper.

2.  cutout
a valve in the exhaust pipe of an internal-combustion engine, which when open permits the engine to exhaust directly into the air.

3.  cutout
an act or instance of cutting out.

4.  cutout
Slang. an intermediary, as in espionage.

5.  cutout
a device for the manual or automatic interruption of electric current.

6.  cutout
a usu. discontinued record album that is for sale at a discount.

Etymology: (1790–1800)

Definition of 'cutout'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) cutout
a switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload

2. (noun) cutout
a photograph from which the background has been cut away

3. (noun) cutout
a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out

Definition of 'cutout'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. cutout
An intermediary or device used to obviate direct contact between members of a clandestine organization.

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