dye pack

noun

A hidden explosive device with a mass of distinctive paint, intended to stain stolen goods like paper money to make them too distinctive to use without being identified.

Meanings

noundye pack (plural dye packs)

plural dye packs

  1. A hidden explosive device with a mass of distinctive paint, intended to stain stolen goods like paper money to make them too distinctive to use without being identified.
Cite this entry
APA

dye pack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dye%20pack

MLA

“dye pack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dye%20pack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dye pack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dye%20pack.

Source: dye pack on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.