camouflet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French camouflet.

Noun

camouflet (plural camouflets)

(military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.

See also

crater

References

JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.mu.flɛ/
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Noun

camouflet m (plural camouflets)

snub, affront
(military) camouflet

Descendants

→ English: camouflet

Further reading

“camouflet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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