Question 1

What is the definition of the French word "camouflet"?

Accepted Answer

Thick smoke that is mischievously blown into someone's nose using a lit paper cone.
Humiliating vexation, affront, offense.
A mine shaft intended to destroy an enemy gallery while preserving allied structures on the surface. During World War I, most camouflets were placed using probes advanced by drilling machines. Some were dug in advance and 'activated' when enemy works were presumed to approach. Others were intended to prematurely trigger enemy charges or to spread toxic gases in their galleries.
An underground explosion that is heard or does not break through to the surface, caused by a malfunctioning mine, resulting in a closed explosion chamber collapsing, most often on itself.

Question 2

Where does the French word "camouflet" come from?

Accepted Answer

from Old French chault mouflet; from ca-, a pejorative prefix replacing chaud, and moufle ('chubby face').

Question 3

What is the plural of the French word "camouflet"?

Accepted Answer

camouflets

Question 4

How do you say "camouflet" in english?

Accepted Answer

camouflet

camouflet

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