camouflet
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French camouflet.
Noun
editcamouflet (plural camouflets)
- (military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
See also
editReferences
edit- JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
French
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcamouflet 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.
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