Smokescreen - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsməʊkskriːn|
Brit.
|ˈsməʊkskriːn|
noun
- (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
- an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
- an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures
Extra examples
His campaign promises were just a smoke screen.
The truth was hidden behind a smoke screen of lies.
Word forms
noun
singular: smokescreen
plural: smokescreens
singular: smokescreen
plural: smokescreens
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