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smokescreen
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun smokescreen has 2 senses
- smokescreen(n = noun.artifact) smoke screen - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements; Array is a kind of screen
- smokescreen(n = noun.act) smoke screen - 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
OXFORD DICTIONARY
smokescreen, n.
1 a cloud of smoke diffused to conceal (esp. military) operations.
2 a device or ruse for disguising one's activities.
1 a cloud of smoke diffused to conceal (esp. military) operations.
2 a device or ruse for disguising one's activities.
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