Decoy (disambiguation)
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A decoy
is a person, device or event meant as a distraction to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for.
Decoy may also refer to:
Decoy
A decoy is usually a person, device or event meant as a distraction, to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for. Decoys have been used for centuries most notably in game hunting, but also in wartime and in the committing or resolving of crimes.-Duck decoy:The term duck decoy may...
is a person, device or event meant as a distraction to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for.
Decoy may also refer to:
- Decoy (chess)Decoy (chess)In chess, decoying is the tactic of ensnaring a piece, usually the king or queen, by forcing it to move to a poisoned square with a sacrifice on that square....
, a tactic in chess - Decoy (film)Decoy (film)Decoy is a 1946 American film noir. Directed by Jack Bernhard, the film stars Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong, Herbert Rudley, Sheldon Leonard and Marjorie Woodworth...
, a 1946 film noir - Decoy (TV series)Decoy (TV series)Decoy is a groundbreaking American crime drama television series which was created for syndication and initially broadcast from October 14, 1957 to July 7, 1958, lasting for thirty nine 30-minute black-and-white episodes...
, a 1950s television series - Decoy (album)Decoy (album)Decoy is a 1984 album by jazz musician Miles Davis, recorded in 1983.It features keyboardist Robert Irving III and guitarist John Scofield contributing most of the compositions and the other solos...
, a 1984 album by Miles Davis - Decoy (EP)Decoy (EP)Decoy is an EP by the Santa Cruz, California-based hardcore punk band Good Riddance. It was released August 26, 1995 through Fat Wreck Chords, six months after their debut album For God and Country, which included the EP's title track, "Decoy". The first two tracks on the EP, "United Cigar" and "12...
, a 1995 EP by Good Riddance - Decoys (film)Decoys (film)Decoys is a 2003 science fiction and horror film directed and co-written by Matthew Hastings, and written by Tom Berry. The cast included Kim Poirier and Nicole Eggert. It was filmed in Ottawa, Ontario and originally broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel. A sequel, Decoys 2: Alien Seduction, was released...
, a 2004 film - HMS DecoyHMS DecoyAt least four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Decoy.* Decoy, a gunboat launched in 1871 and sold in 1885.* Decoy, a torpedo boat destroyer launched in 1894 and sunk in a collision in 1904....
, the name of several British Royal Navy vessels - The Decoy (disambiguation), the name of several films
- Duck decoy (structure)
- Duck decoy (model)Duck decoy (model)A duck decoy is a man-made object resembling a real duck. Duck decoys are sometimes used in duck hunting to attract real ducks.Duck decoys were historically carved from wood, but more recently are also made of plastic...
- "Decoy", a song by Paramore