ಅರ್ಥ : (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : smokescreen
ಅರ್ಥ : An action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : smokescreen