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- Dictionarycamouflage/ˈkaməflɑː(d)ʒ/
noun
- 1. the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings: "on the trenches were pieces of turf which served for camouflage" Similar
verb
- 1. hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage: "the caravan was camouflaged with netting and branches from trees"
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the way that the colour or shape of an animal or plant appears to mix with its natural environment to prevent it from being seen and attacked: The lizard's light brown skin acts as (a) camouflage in the desert sand. zahoor salmi/Moment/GettyImages. [ S or U ]
CAMOUFLAGE meaning: 1. the use of leaves, branches, paints, and clothes for hiding soldiers or military equipment so…. Learn more.
The meaning of CAMOUFLAGE is the disguising especially of military equipment or installations with paint, nets, or foliage; also : the disguise so applied. How to use camouflage in a sentence.
Camouflage definition: the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that from a distance have the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc..
the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that have from a distance the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc.
[uncountable, singular] the way in which an animal’s colour or shape matches what is around or near it and makes it difficult to see. The whiteness of polar bears and arctic foxes provides camouflage. The leopard’s spots act as (a) camouflage. Predators make as much use of camouflage as their prey do. Topics Animals c1.
The action or technique of disguising military vehicles, weapons, installations, or personnel; (also) the resulting state of concealment. Now also in more general use with reference to other situations requiring stealth, such as hunting. 1915.
Camouflage definition: the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that from a distance have the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc..
To camouflage is to disguise, and a camouflage is that which disguises — like the leaf-colored and patterned uniforms worn by soldiers who want to blend in with their natural surroundings.
CAMOUFLAGE meaning: 1 : a way of hiding something (such as military equipment) by painting it or covering it with leaves or branches to make it harder to see; 2 : the green and brown clothing that soldiers and hunters wear to make them harder to see often used before another noun.
