smoke screen

smoke screen or smoke·screen (smkskrn)

n.

1. A mass of dense artificial smoke used to conceal military areas or operations from an enemy.

2. An action or statement used to conceal actual plans or intentions.

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smoke screen

Noun

1. something said or done to hide the truth

2. Mil a cloud of smoke used to provide cover for manoeuvres

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A cloud of smoke used to conceal ground maneuver, obstacle breaching, recovery operations, and amphibious assault operations as well as key assembly areas, supply routes, and logistic facilities.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smoke screen - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements smokescreen screen - a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	smoke screen - an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures" smokescreen concealing, hiding, concealment - the activity of keeping something secret

Translations

smoke screen n → cortina de humo

smoke screen n → rideau m or écran m de fumée (fig); paravent m

smoke screen smoke n → Rauchvorhang m (fig); Deckmantel m

smoke screen n → cortina fumogena or di fumo;

(fig) → copertura