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Noun smoke screen has 2 senses

• smoke screen(n = noun.artifact) smokescreen - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements; Array
is a kind of screen

• smoke screen(n = noun.act) smokescreen - an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"
is a kind of concealing, concealment, hiding

THESAURUS

smoke screen

alibi, apology, blind, camouflage, cloak, color, cover, cover story, cover-up, device, disguise, domino, excuse, facade, false colors, false face, false front, feint, front, gloss, guise, handle, incognito, lame excuse, locus standi, mask, masque, masquerade, mummery, ostensible motive, poor excuse, pretense, pretension, pretext, protective coloration, protestation, public motive, put-off, refuge, screen, semblance, sham, show, stalking-horse, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, varnish, veil, visor, vizard, vizard mask

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