🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

전단 살포

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeondan salpo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Leaflet-drop/ˈliːf.lət ˌdrɒp/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"정부 당국은 접경 지역에서의 전단 살포를 금지했습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The distribution of printed informational sheets or flyers, typically by hand-delivering them to residences or dropping them from an aircraft.

    "The political campaign organized a weekend leaflet-drop across the entire residential district."
  2. 2

    A psychological warfare tactic involving the mass dissemination of propaganda leaflets over enemy or contested territory.

    "The military operation began with a massive leaflet-drop urging civilians to evacuate the zone."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound originating in the mid-20th century, combining 'leaflet' (derived from Middle English 'lafte' and 'let', meaning a small sheet of paper) and 'drop' (from Old English 'droppian'). It evolved primarily through military and political contexts to describe the aerial or physical distribution of printed propaganda or information flyers.

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