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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.mu.flɛ/
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Noun
camouflet m (plural camouflets)
- snub, affront
- (military) camouflet
Further reading
- “camouflet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.