smoke screen

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Noun smoke screen has 2 senses

smoke screen, smokescreen - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
--₁ is a kind of screen
smoke screen, smokescreen - an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"
--₂ is a kind of concealment, concealing, hiding

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