camouflage

camouflage
The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.

Military dictionary. 2000.

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  • camouflage — ► NOUN 1) the disguising of military personnel and equipment by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings. 2) clothing or materials used for such a purpose. 3) the natural colouring or form of an animal which enables …   English terms dictionary

  • camouflage — I verb adumbrate, alter the appearance of, assume a mask, be concealed, becloud, becurtain, bedim, befog, bemask, blanket, blind, bury, change the face of, cloak, close the curtain, cloud, color, conceal, couch, cover, cover up, curtain, deceive …   Law dictionary

  • camouflage — 1917, from Fr. camoufler, Parisian slang, to disguise, from It. camuffare to disguise, perhaps a contraction of capo muffare to muffle the head. Probably altered by Fr. camouflet puff of smoke, on the notion of blow smoke in someone s face. The… …   Etymology dictionary

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