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English noun: smokescreen | |||
| 1. | smokescreen (artifact) (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements | ||
| Synonyms | smoke screen | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | screen | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 2. | smokescreen (act) an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure | ||
| Samples | Requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures. | ||
| Synonyms | smoke screen | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concealing, concealment, hiding | ||
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