camouflet
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French camouflet.
Noun[edit]
camouflet (plural camouflets)
- (military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
camouflet m (plural camouflets)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: camouflet
Further reading[edit]
- “camouflet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.