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chaff 1 Noun 1. grain husks separated from the seeds during threshing 2. something of little worth; rubbish: you had to be a very perceptive listener to sort the wheat from the chaff of his discourse [Old English ceaf] chaff 2 Verb to tease good-naturedly [probably slang variant of chafe]
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chaff Radar confusion reflectors, consisting of thin, narrow metallic strips of various lengths and frequency responses, which are used to reflect echoes for confusion purposes. Causes enemy radar guided missiles to lock on to it instead of the real aircraft, ship, or other platform. See also deception; rope. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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