"smokescreen" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-smokescreen.ogg [US] Forms: smokescreens [plural]
Etymology: From smoke + screen. Etymology templates: {{af|en|smoke|screen}} smoke + screen Head templates: {{en-noun}} smokescreen (plural smokescreens)
  1. Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle. Translations (smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover): سِتَار دُخَانِيّ (sitār duḵāniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), ծխածածկույթ (cxacackuytʿ) (Armenian), tüstü pərdəsi (Azerbaijani), дымава́я заве́са (dymavája zavjésa) [feminine] (Belarusian), дымава́я засло́на (dymavája zaslóna) [feminine] (Belarusian), ди́мна заве́са (dímna zavésa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 煙幕 (Chinese Mandarin), 烟幕 (yānmù) (Chinese Mandarin), 煙氣幕 (Chinese Mandarin), 烟气幕 (yānqìmù) (Chinese Mandarin), kouřová clona [feminine] (Czech), røgslør [neuter] (Danish), rookgordijn [neuter] (Dutch), suitsukate (Estonian), savuverho (Finnish), écran de fumée [masculine] (French), rideau de fumée [masculine] (French), cortina de fume [feminine] (Galician), Nebelwand [feminine] (German), Nebelvorhand [masculine] (German), Nebelschleier [masculine] (German), Deckmantel [masculine] (German), Rauchvorhang [masculine] (German), ködfüggöny (Hungarian), brat deataigh [masculine] (Irish), cortina fumogena [feminine] (Italian), 煙幕 (enmaku) (alt: えんまく) (Japanese), 연막 (yeonmak) (alt: 煙幕) (Korean), dūmu aizsegs [masculine] (Latvian), dūmų uždanga [feminine] (Lithuanian), димна завеса (dimna zavesa) [feminine] (Macedonian), røykskjerm [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), zasłona dymna [feminine] (Polish), cortina de fumaça [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), cortina de fumo [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), дымова́я заве́са (dymovája zavésa) [feminine] (Russian), димна завеса [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), димна завјеса [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), dimna zavesa [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), dimna zavjesa [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), dymová clona [feminine] (Slovak), dimna zavesa [feminine] (Slovene), cortina de humo [feminine] (Spanish), rökridå [common-gender] (Swedish), dimridå [common-gender] (Swedish), sis perdesi (Turkish), димова́ заві́са (dymová zavísa) [feminine] (Ukrainian), димова́ засло́на (dymová zaslóna) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-smokescreen-en-noun-Va1Df9Na Categories (other): English alliterative compounds Disambiguation of English alliterative compounds: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover': 84 16
  2. (figuratively) Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract. Tags: figuratively Translations (anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract): ծխածածկույթ (cxacackuytʿ) (Armenian), savuverho (Finnish), écran de fumée [masculine] (French), cortina de fume [feminine] (Galician), Vorwand [masculine] (German), Ablenkung [feminine] (German), Ablenkungsmanöver [neuter] (German), Tarnmanöver [neuter] (German), Vernebelung [feminine] (German), Deckmantel [masculine] (German), ködösítés (Hungarian), félrevezetés (Hungarian), elterelés (Hungarian), álca (Hungarian), 煙幕 (enmaku) (alt: えんまく) (Japanese), 연막 (yeonmak) (Korean), aizsegs [masculine] (Latvian), zasłona dymna [feminine] (Polish), cortina de fumaça [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), cortina de fumo [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), fachada (Portuguese), cortina de humo [feminine] (Spanish), rökridå (Swedish), dimridå [common-gender] (Swedish), sis perdesi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-smokescreen-en-noun-H43EwsqO Categories (other): English alliterative compounds, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English alliterative compounds: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of 'anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smoke screen, smoke-screen Related terms: smoke test

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          "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
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          "word": "zasłona dymna"
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          "word": "cortina de fumaça"
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          "roman": "dymovája zavésa",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "дымова́я заве́са"
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          "word": "димна завјеса"
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          "word": "dymová clona"
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          "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
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          "word": "Vorwand"
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          "word": "Tarnmanöver"
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          "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "sitār duḵāniyy",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
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    },
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "word": "tüstü pərdəsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dymavája zavjésa",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дымава́я заве́са"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dymavája zaslóna",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дымава́я засло́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dímna zavésa",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ди́мна заве́са"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "word": "煙幕"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yānmù",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "word": "烟幕"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "word": "煙氣幕"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yānqìmù",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "word": "烟气幕"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kouřová clona"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rookgordijn"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "word": "suitsukate"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "word": "savuverho"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "écran de fumée"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rideau de fumée"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cortina de fume"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nebelwand"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rauchvorhang"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "word": "ködfüggöny"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brat deataigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cortina fumogena"
    },
    {
      "alt": "えんまく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "enmaku",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "word": "煙幕"
    },
    {
      "alt": "煙幕",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeonmak",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "word": "연막"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dūmu aizsegs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dūmų uždanga"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dimna zavesa",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "димна завеса"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "røykskjerm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zasłona dymna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cortina de fumaça"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cortina de fumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dymovája zavésa",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дымова́я заве́са"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "димна завеса"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "димна завјеса"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dimna zavesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dimna zavjesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dymová clona"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dimna zavesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cortina de humo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "rökridå"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "dimridå"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "word": "sis perdesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dymová zavísa",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "димова́ заві́са"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dymová zaslóna",
      "sense": "smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "димова́ засло́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "cxacackuytʿ",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "word": "ծխածածկույթ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "word": "savuverho"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "écran de fumée"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cortina de fume"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Vorwand"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "word": "ködösítés"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "word": "félrevezetés"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "word": "elterelés"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "word": "álca"
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    {
      "alt": "えんまく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "enmaku",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "word": "煙幕"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeonmak",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "word": "연막"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aizsegs"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zasłona dymna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cortina de fumaça"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cortina de fumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "word": "fachada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cortina de humo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "word": "rökridå"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "dimridå"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract",
      "word": "sis perdesi"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "smokescreen"
  ],
  "word": "smokescreen"
}

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