camouflet

/kam-uh-fley, kam-uh-fley/US // ˌkæm əˈfleɪ, ˈkæm əˌfleɪ //

迷彩,伪装者,迷彩服,伪装

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an underground explosion of a bomb or mine that does not break the surface, but leaves an enclosed cavity of gas and smoke.
- : the pocket formed by such an explosion.
- : the bomb or mine so exploded and causing such a pocket.

This forms a small camouflet chamber by compressing the earth around it.
Working parties were heavy, and on one occasion the Bosche blew a camouflet while work was in progress.
The term camouflet is applied to a mine used to suffocate the enemy's miner, without producing an explosion.
We had five men buried by a camouflet—they began at once to recover the bodies.
When an enemy mine is being dug, a camouflet destroys it before completion.