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ˈsmoke·screen N

1. smokescreen (pretext):

smokescreen

Vorwand m

to hide behind a smokescreen

sich acc hinter einem Deckmantel verstecken

2. smokescreen MIL (smoke cloud):

smokescreen

smokescreen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hide behind a smokescreen

sich acc hinter einem Deckmantel verstecken

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Smokescreen is fatally wounded, his body being almost melted away. en.wikipedia.org

These create smokescreens to mask movement from the enemy, or to mask his fire. en.wikipedia.org

We use them primarily as obscurants, for smokescreens or target marking in some cases. en.wikipedia.org

Smokescreen ends up speeding and nearly causes a tough driver to be driven off the road. en.wikipedia.org

It is not until the early twentieth century that we get clear evidence of deliberate use of large scale naval smokescreens as a major tactic. en.wikipedia.org

His most distinctive and persistent trademark however is his smokescreen cloak. en.wikipedia.org

Val can not see the target due to a smokescreen. en.wikipedia.org

He can mix various other chemicals into this smokescreen for various effects. en.wikipedia.org

Smokescreen captures a fantastic amount of detail from the real car while still providing plenty of poseability in robot form. en.wikipedia.org

She again managed to escape under a smokescreen, but by then her stern was on fire. en.wikipedia.org

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