smoke-screen

A form of smokescreen — Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle.

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Meanings

nounsmoke-screen (plural smoke-screens)

plural smoke-screens

  1. alternativeAlternative form of smokescreen.
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APA

smoke-screen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke-screen

MLA

“smoke-screen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke-screen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smoke-screen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke-screen.

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