Definitions for CAMOUFLAGEˈkæm əˌflɑʒ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

cam•ou•flageˈkæm əˌflɑʒ(n.; v.)-flaged, -flag•ing.

  1. (n.)the act or technique of disguising elements of a military installation so as not to be detectable, esp. by enemy aircraft. the constructing of decoy objects that from a distance give the appearance of a military installation.

    Category: Military

  2. concealment by some means that alters or obscures the appearance.

  3. a device or stratagem used for concealment.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  4. clothing made of fabric with a mottled design, usu. green and brown, like that of military camouflage materials.

    Category: Clothing

  5. (v.t.)to disguise, hide, or deceive by means of camouflage.

  6. (v.i.)to use camouflage.

Origin of camouflage:

1915–20; < F, der. of camoufler to disguise

cam`ou•flag′ic(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. disguise, camouflage(noun)

    an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something

    "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"

  2. camouflage, camo(noun)

    fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background

  3. camouflage(noun)

    device or stratagem for concealment or deceit

  4. disguise, camouflage(verb)

    the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance

    "he is a master of disguise"

  5. camouflage(verb)

    disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something

    "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. camouflage(noun)ˈkæm əˌflɑʒ

    ways of hiding sb or sth making them look similar to land around them

    a camouflage jacket; soldiers in camouflage

  2. camouflageˈkæm əˌflɑʒ

    the way some animals look like their surroundings

    ***The cat's spots are his camouflage.

  3. camouflage(verb)ˈkæm əˌflɑʒ

    to hide sth using camouflage

    trucks camouflaged with nets and leaves

Wiktionary

  1. camouflage(Noun)

    A disguise or covering up.

  2. camouflage(Noun)

    The act of disguising.

  3. camouflage(Noun)

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

  4. camouflage(Noun)

    A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.

  5. camouflage(Noun)

    Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection

  6. camouflage(Noun)

    Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.

  7. camouflage(Verb)

    To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.

  8. Origin: camoufler, alteration (due to camouflet "to blow smoke in one's face") of camuffare, from (from capo "head") + muffare, from muffula, of origin, from * from * (akin to molawen "to soften", molwic "soft") + *, from fellan, from pel(e)(w)-. Akin to fel, fell.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. camouflage

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


Translations for CAMOUFLAGE

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

camouflage(noun)

something, eg protective colouring, that makes an animal, person, building etc difficult for enemies to see against the background

The tiger's stripes are an effective camouflage in the jungle; The soldiers wound leaves and twigs round their helmets as camouflage.

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