Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A mass of dense artificial smoke used to conceal military areas or operations from an enemy.
- n. An action or statement used to conceal actual plans or intentions.
Wiktionary
- n. smokescreen
WordNet 3.0
- n. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
- n. an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
Examples
“It was with this in mind that Captain Parry put down a smoke screen and zig-zagged at a more respectful distance.”
Graf Spee
“This provoked Captain Parry into replying, so he too put down a smoke screen and fired five salvoes as he turned away.”
Graf Spee
“Bassoon’s design made deep penetration easier; the defensive positions were more exposed, and the smoke screen the attackers used had worked well.”
Command Decision
“When the German guns began firing, the destroyer Lively hurried up and, seeing Halcyon’s acute danger, laid down a smoke screen between her and the enemy.”
Castles of Steel
“In my opinion, Amity's nothing but a smoke screen the Tampies and pro-Tampy senators dreamed up to try and look like they're doing something about the shared-worlds problem.”
Warhorse
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