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- Dictionarysmoke screen/ˈsmōkˌskrēn/
noun
- 1. a cloud of smoke created to conceal military operations: "troops laid down a smokescreen to cover the rescue of the victims"
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A smoke screen is smoke released to mask the movement or location of military units such as infantry, tanks, aircraft, or ships. Smoke screens are commonly deployed either by a canister (such as a grenade) or generated by a vehicle (such as a tank or a warship). Wikipedia