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camonflets

camonflets is the plural of camonflet.

Meaning of camonflet

Noun

camonflet (plural camonflets)

  1. A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.
    • the French were throwing camonflets or stink-pots into the city as a means of annoyance to its defenders.1855, The Friend: A Religious and Literary Journal

Questions about camonflets

What is camonflets the plural of?
Camonflets is the plural of camonflet.

Words near camonflets in the dictionary

  1. camomile teas
  2. camomiles
  3. camomille
  4. camonagrel
  5. camonflet
  6. camonflets
  7. Camonian
  8. Camono-an
  9. camoodi
  10. camoodie
  11. camoodies

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