camouflet
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
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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.