camouflage
noun/ˈkæməflɑːʒ/
/ˈkæməflɑːʒ/
- [uncountable] a way of hiding soldiers and military equipment, using paint, leaves or nets, so that they look like part of what is around or near them
- a camouflage jacket (= covered with green and brown marks and worn by soldiers)
- troops dressed in camouflage
- He pulled the camouflage net over the entrance to the tent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- excellent
- good
- …
- act as
- provide
- wear
- …
- pattern
- gear
- uniform
- …
- [uncountable, singular] the way in which an animal’s colour or shape matches what is around or near it and makes it difficult to see
- The whiteness of polar bears and arctic foxes provides camouflage.
- The leopard’s spots act as (a) camouflage.
- Predators make as much use of camouflage as their prey do.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- excellent
- good
- …
- act as
- provide
- wear
- …
- pattern
- gear
- uniform
- …
- [uncountable, singular] behaviour that is deliberately meant to hide the truth
- Her angry words were camouflage for the way she felt.
Word OriginFirst World War: from French, from camoufler ‘to disguise’ (originally thieves' slang), from Italian camuffare ‘disguise, deceive’, perhaps by association with French camouflet ‘whiff of smoke in the face’.
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