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camouflage

Posted on July 6, 2023June 29, 2023 by Wordsmyth

noun

a method of concealing something such as a person, vehicle, or building, esp. from an enemy military force, by covering it or coloring it so as to imitate its surroundings.
Camouflage is crucial to the defense of any army.
The coats of many animals serve them as a natural form of camouflage.

transitive verb

to conceal by coloring or covering to imitate the surroundings.
In winter the soldiers camouflaged themselves by wearing white.

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