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camouflage tree

camouflage tree noun: a fake, hollow metal tree used as a hidden observation post. Typically used in the context of allowing a soldier to hide in No Man's Land or to spy on enemy movements safely; invented by the French and used by all sides.

camouflage tree: a fake, hollow metal tree used as a hidden observation post. Typically used in the context of...
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Noun

camouflage tree (plural camouflage trees)

  1. A fake, hollow metal tree used as a hidden observation post. Typically used in the context of allowing a soldier to hide in No Man's Land or to spy on enemy movements safely; invented by the French and used by all sides.

Forms of camouflage tree

pluralcamouflage trees

Questions about camouflage tree

What does camouflage tree mean?
Camouflage tree means a fake, hollow metal tree used as a hidden observation post. Typically used in the context of allowing a soldier to hide in No Man's Land or to spy on enemy movements safely; invented by the French and used by all sides.
What part of speech is camouflage tree?
Camouflage tree is a noun.
What is the plural of camouflage tree?
The plural of camouflage tree is camouflage trees.

Words near camouflage tree in the dictionary

  1. camouflage
  2. camouflage discipline
  3. camouflage net
  4. camouflage nets
  5. camouflage passport
  6. camouflage tree
  7. camouflage trees
  8. camouflageable
  9. camouflaged
  10. camouflaged tree
  11. camouflager

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