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单词 smoke screen
释义

smoke screen

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noun

a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
something intended to disguise, conceal, or deceive; camouflage.

Origin of smoke screen

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby smoke screen

smoker, Smokerlyzer, smoker's cough, smoker's patch, smoker's tongue, smoke screen, smoke shelf, smoke shop, smokestack, smokestack industry, smoke tree
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Example sentences from the Web for smoke screen

  • It "boomed" as it struck the water and threw out the smoke-screen in most approved navy fashion.

    Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil
  • In the rifts of the smoke-screen could be discerned the tripod masts, enormous top-hamper and up-trained guns of the monitors.

    The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge|Percy F. Westerman
  • In the center of the smoke-screen Gregory sat at a small table, hammering away at a typewriter.

    El Diablo|Brayton Norton

British Dictionary definitions for smoke screen

smoke screen

noun

military a cloud of smoke produced by artificial means to obscure movements or positions
something said or done in order to hide the truth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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