To "camouflet" became a new English verb British planes tested out a battery's visibility from the air. From Wordnik.com. [My Second Year of the War] Reference
The camouflet feature means that surrounding rock strata will not be significantly damaged. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
Working parties were heavy, and on one occasion the Bosche blew a camouflet while work was in progress. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918] Reference
She said the two of them were talking about whether to tell the other Haluk about the photon camouflet and try to escape. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
If I read this computer correctly, we are dealing with a contingency demolition setup called a photon-blast camouflet system. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
Thereupon, the ordinary tongue gives camouflet as the synonym for soufflet. From Wordnik.com. [Les Miserables, Volume IV, Saint Denis] Reference
Nétanyahou inflige un autre camouflet à Lieberman. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Proche-Orient : Washington programme les négociations] Reference
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