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  • 1smoke screen — smoke′ screen n. 1) mil a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy 2) something intended to disguise, conceal, or deceive • Etymology: 1910–15 …

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  • 2smoke screen — noun 1. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements • Syn: ↑smokescreen • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …

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  • 3Smoke screen — For the Transformers character, see Smokescreen (Transformers) A smoke screen is a release of smoke in order to mask the movement or location of military units such as infantry, tanks, aircraft or ships.It is most commonly deployed in a canister …

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  • 4smoke screen — noun Date: 1915 1. a screen of smoke to hinder enemy observation of a military force, area, or activity 2. something designed to obscure, confuse, or mislead …

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  • 5smoke screen — 1. a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy. 2. something intended to disguise, conceal, or deceive; camouflage. [1910 15] * * * …

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  • 6Smoke — is the collection of airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases [ [http://www.fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire95/PDF/f95126.pdf Smoke Production and Properties ] SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering] emitted when a material undergoes… …

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  • 7screen — [skrēn] n. [ME skrene, sieve, curtain < OFr escren < Gmc, as in OHG scerm (Ger shirm), guard, protection, screen < IE base * (s)ker , to cut > SHEAR, SCORE] 1. a) a light, movable, covered frame or series of frames hinged together,… …

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  • 8Black smoke — is a fictional weapon from the H. G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds . In the story, it is the secondary offensive weapon employed by the Martians, as a means of chemical warfare. It is delivered by way of a tube like launcher carried by one of …

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  • 9USS Tennessee (BB-43) 1944 — This article is about the USS Tennessee (BB 43), a U.S. Navy battleship, during the year 1944.1944Marshall IslandsIn the early morning of 13 January 1944, Tennessee set her course for Hawaii with Task Unit 58.5.1 and anchored in Lahaina Roads off …

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  • 10USS Aylwin (DD-355) — For other ships of the same name, see USS Aylwin. USS Aylwin (DD 355) Career (US) …

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