camonflet

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noun

A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.

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Meanings

nouncamonflet (plural camonflets)

plural camonflets

  1. governmentA small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.

    the French were throwing camonflets or stink-pots into the city as a means of annoyance to its defenders.

    1855, The Friend: A Religious and Literary Journal

Origin

French

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