CAMOUFLET


Meaning of CAMOUFLET in English

|kamə|flā noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, literally, smoke blown into a sleeper's face from lighted paper

1. : a mine so charged and placed that its detonation will destroy enemy mining tunnels

2.

a. : an underground or subsurface explosion of a bomb or shell that leaves a sealed pocket of smoke and gas

b. : a pocket formed in this way

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