Starfish site

noun

Any of the decoy cities built in the British countryside and set on fire during nearby bombing raids to divert German bombers away from their intended targets.

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Meanings

nounStarfish site (plural Starfish sites)

plural Starfish sites

  1. UKhistoricalWorld War IIAny of the decoy cities built in the British countryside and set on fire during nearby bombing raids to divert German bombers away from their intended targets.

Origin

Wartime code name derived from the initials SF for special fire.

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Starfish site. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Starfish%20site

MLA

“Starfish site.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Starfish%20site. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Starfish site,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Starfish%20site.

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