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1. (n.) camouflage
the act or technique of disguising elements of a military installation so as not to be detectable, esp. by enemy aircraft.
2. camouflage
the constructing of decoy objects that from a distance give the appearance of a military installation.
3. camouflage
concealment by some means that alters or obscures the appearance.
4. camouflage
a device or stratagem used for concealment.
5. camouflage
clothing made of fabric with a mottled design, usu. green and brown, like that of military camouflage materials.
6. (v.t.) camouflage
to disguise, hide, or deceive by means of camouflage.
7. (v.i.) camouflage
to use camouflage.
Etymology: (1915–20; < F, der. of camoufler to disguise)
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| Definition of 'camouflage' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) disguise, camouflage
an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
"the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"
2. (noun) camouflage, camo
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. (noun) camouflage
device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
4. (verb) disguise, camouflage
the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
"he is a master of disguise"
5. (verb) camouflage
disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something
"The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"
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1. (noun) camouflage
ways of hiding sb or sth making them look similar to land around them
a camouflage jacket; soldiers in camouflage
2. camouflage
the way some animals look like their surroundings
***The cat's spots are his camouflage.
3. (verb) camouflage
to hide sth using camouflage
trucks camouflaged with nets and leaves
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| Definition of 'camouflage' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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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.
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Sense: 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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 Afrikaans: kamoeflering |
 Arabic: تَمْويه، تَعْمِيَه |
 Bulgarian: маскировка |
 Brazilian: camuflagem |
 Czech: maskování |
 German: die Tarnung |
 Danish: camouflage |
 Greek: παραλλαγή, καμουφλάζ |
 Spanish: camuflaje |
 Estonian: kaitsemaskeering |
 Farsi: استتار |
 Finnish: naamiointi |
 French: camouflage |
 Hebrew: הָסווָאָה |
 Hindi: छद्मावरण |
 Croatian: maskiranje, prikrivanje |
 Hungarian: álcázás |
 Indonesian: penyamaran |
 Icelandic: felubúningur, –litur |
 Italian: mascheramento, mimetizzaz |
 Japanese: カモフラージュ |
 Korean: 위장 |
 Lithuanian: dengiamoji spalva, kamufl |
 Latvian: maskēšana; maskēšanās |
 Malay: penyamaran |
 Dutch: camouflage |
 Norwegian: kamuflasje |
 Polish: kamuflaż |
 Persian: استتار |
 Pashto: يو ډول د ساتنى وسيله |
 Portuguese: camuflagem |
 Romanian: camuflaj |
 Russian: маскировка |
 Slovak: maskovanie |
 Slovenian: kamuflaža |
 Serbian: kamuflaža |
 Swedish: kamouflage |
 Thai: การอำพราง |
 Turkish: kamuflaj, gizleme |
 Taiwanese: 僞裝 |
 Ukrainian: камуфляж, маскування |
 Urdu: دھوکا، فریب |
 Vietnamese: ngụy trang |
 Chinese: 伪装 |
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