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Definition of smokescreen noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

smokescreen

noun

smokescreen pronunciation English

ˈsməʊkskriːn smokescreen pronunciation American

smokescreen pronunciation American

ˈsmoʊkskriːn

1 something that you do or say in order to hide what you are really doing or intending2 a cloud of smoke used to hide soldiers, ships, etc. during a battle