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Smoke screen

noun

(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements. Synonym: smokescreen.

An action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure. Synonym: smokescreen.

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"Smoke screen" Quotes from Famous Books

... have been right all along. The red Cadillacs were only a smoke screen for something else. Perhaps it was the robot car, perhaps not; but whatever it was, Burris' general answer was the only one that made any sense ...

— The Impossibles • Gordon Randall Garrett

Words linked to "Smoke screen" : military, military machine, armed services, war machine, armed forces, concealing, screen, concealment, hiding