The men were dressed in camouflage and carrying automatic weapons.camouflage1 nouncamouflage2 verb
camouflagecam‧ou‧flage1 /ˈkæməflɑːʒ/ noun 
WORD ORIGINcamouflage1
Origin:
1900-2000 French camoufler ‘to change the appearance of’, from Italian camuffareEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The stripes of the tiger provide important camouflage in its natural setting.
- We used leaves and sticks as camouflage.
- But like all good hunters going into the jungle, I needed camouflage.
- Equipment was checked once more and the Jocks paired off to arrange each other's camouflage.
- Lee was pulling bits of twig through the camouflage net and going to the entrance all the time to look at Caspar.
- Marines in camouflage fatigues and grease paint, along with a few frogmen, boarded three rubber boats for Yudo Island.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The men were dressed in camouflage and carrying automatic weapons. The whiteness of the arctic fox acts as camouflage, hiding it from its enemies.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
1[uncountable] a way of hiding something, especially soldiers and military equipment, by using paint, leaves etc to make it look like the things around it: The men were dressed in camouflage and carrying automatic weapons. The whiteness of the arctic fox acts as camouflage, hiding it from its enemies.· He wore a mottled camouflage jacket and a lightweight stetson and carried an automatic rifle.· He wisely wore camouflage on his trips to Frankfurt: long-term investor brown.· They wore camouflage uniform and, from the looks of them, had been living long in the jungle.· It is no coincidence that combat soldiers, particularly paratroops, wear camouflage uniforms that somewhat resemble a leopard's spotted coat.· Besuited union officials wear camouflage ties.· Marta passes the sign without a glance, wearing military-style camouflage pants she has owned 11 years.· Several delegates turned up to the banquet wearing dinner jackets with camouflage bow ties and cummerbunds.
soldiers learning camouflage technique the camouflage netting over the tanks2[uncountable] the type of green and brown clothes, paint etc that soldiers wear to make themselves more difficult to see: The men were dressed in camouflage and carrying automatic weapons. camouflage trousers3[singular, uncountable] the way that the colour or shape of an animal protects it by making it difficult to see in the area in which it lives: The whiteness of the arctic fox acts as camouflage, hiding it from its enemies.4[singular, uncountable] behaviour that is designed to hide somethingcamouflage for Aggression is often a camouflage for insecurity.camouflage1 nouncamouflage2 verb
camouflagecamouflage2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
camouflage
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | camouflage |
| he, she, it | camouflages | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | camouflaged |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have camouflaged |
| he, she, it | has camouflaged | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had camouflaged |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will camouflage |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have camouflaged |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am camouflaging |
| he, she, it | is camouflaging | |
| you, we, they | are camouflaging | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was camouflaging |
| you, we, they | were camouflaging | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been camouflaging |
| he, she, it | has been camouflaging | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been camouflaging |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be camouflaging |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been camouflaging |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Entrances to the tunnels were carefully camouflaged.
- Soldiers had camouflaged the trucks with branches and dirt.
- The lizards camouflage themselves by changing colour.
- We camouflaged the plane by covering it with leaves.
- Before going amongst outlandish strangers, it may be sensible to camouflage oneself.
- Experienced researchers are wise to all the tricks used to camouflage a poorly prepared document, so do not encourage criticism.
- He had one of those poor beards, the kind that camouflage a slack jaw.
- I jumped out of the car and began to collect up fallen pine branches with which to camouflage the vehicle.
- If you camouflage your filter remember to allow easy access for regular maintenance.
- In a desperate effort to camouflage falling rents and values landlords have been offering inducements to tenants.
- It had been perfectly camouflaged, with its ears pulled back and its white flanks hidden by a furtive crouch.
THESAURUS
to make something difficult to see or find, or to not show your true feelings: · He hid the gun in his pocket.· She tried to hide her anger.· The actress put up a hand to hide her face from the cameras.
formal to hide something, especially by carefully putting it somewhere. Also used when talking about hiding your feelings, especially in negative sentences: · Several kilos of drugs were concealed in the back of the truck.· He could not conceal his feelings any longer.· The girl quickly concealed the photograph she had been gazing at.
to put something over another thing that you do not want people to see, in order to hide it completely: · People cover up cracks with wallpaper or tiles.· I used some make-up to cover up the spots.· She was wearing a thin shawl to cover up the bruises on her arm.
to make someone or something seem like a different person or thing, so that other people cannot recognize them: · She managed to get into the camp by disguising herself as a soldier.· The men had disguised the vessel as fishing boat.
to hide something by covering it with materials that make it look like the things around it: · We camouflaged the plane by covering it with leaves.· The troops used charcoal to camouflage their faces.· Soldiers had camouflaged the trucks with branches and dirt.
literary to make it difficult to see something clearly: · The view was obscured by mist.· His body was found, partially obscured by bushes, at the bottom of a shallow canyon.
to make something less noticeable, for example a taste, a smell, a sound, or a feeling: · The lemon helps to mask the taste of the fish.· Helen had turned on the radio to mask the noise of the traffic.· He did little to mask his contempt.
Longman Language Activatorto hide someone or something by making them look different to make someone or something look different in order to deceive people, for example by changing someone's clothes or hair: · The FBI say the hijackers were very likely to have been disguised.disguise somebody/something as: · The men had disguised the vessel as fishing boat to escape.· He spent several years in the monastery disguised as a monk.disguise yourself as: · She managed to get into the camp by disguising herself as a soldier.
to hide someone or something by covering them with materials that help them to look like the surrounding area: · We camouflaged the plane by covering it with leaves.camouflage somebody/something with something: · Soldiers had camouflaged the trucks with branches and dirt.camouflage yourself: · The lizards camouflage themselves by changing colour.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The strain she was under was well camouflaged by skilful make-up.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
to hide something, especially by making it look the same as the things around it, or by making it seem like something elsecamouflage something with something The strain she was under was well camouflaged by skilful make-up.· Another bird that dies in the same way may be so small and well camouflaged that no one notices it.· The offices of the renowned Literary Review are well camouflaged.· The fry are on the small side, so they, too, are well camouflaged.· And even that was well camouflaged by skilful make-up.
I saw a truck, heavily camouflaged with netting and branches. The strain she was under was well camouflaged by skilful make-up.► see thesaurus at hide