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Complete Definition of "smokescreen"

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English

Etymology
From smoke + screen

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-smokescreen.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

#Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle.
#Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract.
#:All that talk is just a smokescreen to disguise the fact that he has nothing to say.

Translations
trans-top|disguise, mask, cover
Finnish: savuverho
trans-bottom

trans-top|anything used to conceal or distract
Finnish: savuverho
trans-bottom

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