dazzle camouflage

noun

A paint scheme used on ships, mainly during World War I, consisting of a complex pattern of geometric shapes in contrasting colors, interrupting and intersecting each other.

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razzle-dazzle
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Meanings

noundazzle camouflage (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablenauticalA paint scheme used on ships, mainly during World War I, consisting of a complex pattern of geometric shapes in contrasting colors, interrupting and intersecting each other.

    Synonyms: razzle-dazzle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA paint scheme used on ships, mainly during World War I, consisting of a complex pattern of geometric shapes in contrasting colors, interrupting and intersecting each other.

Similar
razzle-dazzle

Translations

Spanish camuflaje distorsionador
  • camuflaje distorsionadorTranslations
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APA

dazzle camouflage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dazzle%20camouflage

MLA

“dazzle camouflage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dazzle%20camouflage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dazzle camouflage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dazzle%20camouflage.

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