smoke screen
a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
something intended to disguise, conceal, or deceive; camouflage.
Origin of smoke screen
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How to use smoke screen in a sentence
There was no protecting destroyer to lay a friendly smoke screen to shield them from the eyes in the sky.
The Lost Warship | Robert Moore WilliamsThe smoke screen grew denser and taller, mounting toward the balloons.
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonThe third method—that of rendering the blockships invisible to the battery—would have entailed the use of a smoke screen.
The Blocking of Zeebrugge | Alfred F. B. CarpenterI thought at the time that this smoke screen was the thickest on record—that opinion was changed later.
The Blocking of Zeebrugge | Alfred F. B. CarpenterPhoebe, therefore, laid out another protective smoke screen and lowered her boat for the rescue work.
The Blocking of Zeebrugge | Alfred F. B. Carpenter
British Dictionary definitions for smoke screen
military a cloud of smoke produced by artificial means to obscure movements or positions
something said or done in order to hide the truth
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