smoke screen
noun
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
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby smoke screen
smoke chamber,
smoke detector,
smoke dome,
smoke out,
smoke pot,
smoke screen,
smoke shelf,
smoke shop,
smoke tree,
smoke-dried,
smoke-dry
Example sentences from the Web for smoke-screen
It "boomed" as it struck the water and threw out the smoke-screen in most approved navy fashion.
Adventures in Swaziland |Owen Rowe O'NeilIn the rifts of the smoke-screen could be discerned the tripod masts, enormous top-hamper and up-trained guns of the monitors.
The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge |Percy F. WestermanIn the center of the smoke-screen Gregory sat at a small table, hammering away at a typewriter.
El Diablo |Brayton Norton
British Dictionary definitions for smoke-screen
smoke screen
noun
military
a cloud of smoke produced by artificial means to obscure movements or positions
something said or done in order to hide the truth