smoke machine
smoke machine noun: a device that emits a dense vapour that appears similar to fog or smoke, used in theatre, film and other applications.
Noun
smoke machine (plural smoke machines)
- A device that emits a dense vapour that appears similar to fog or smoke, used in theatre, film and other applications.
- Al Albergate of the District Attorney’s staff said the task force inquiry into the rumors was mainly based on the assumption that where there’s smoke there’s fire. ¶ “But,” said Mr. Melnick plaintively, “in this business, where there’s smoke, there’s more likely to be a smoke machine.”1982 December 12, Aljean Harmetz, “How a Hollywood rumor was born, flourished and died”, in The New York Times
- A thin, reddish gas drifted upward near the musicians. Produced by a secondhand smoke machine bought by Ibn-Zaidoun from an Israeli disco club, it thickened and spread, forming a mist that enveloped the choir and curled around the plain sandals of the nun.2003, A. B. Yehoshua, translated by Hillel Halkin, The Liberated Bride, Orlando: Harcourt, Part 6, p. 449
- Synonyms:
- fogger, fog machine, fog generator
Synonyms of smoke machine
- fogger
- fog machine
- fog generator
Forms of smoke machine
| plural | smoke machines |
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Questions about smoke machine
- What does smoke machine mean?
- Smoke machine means a device that emits a dense vapour that appears similar to fog or smoke, used in theatre, film and other applications.
- What part of speech is smoke machine?
- Smoke machine is a noun.
- What is the plural of smoke machine?
- The plural of smoke machine is smoke machines.
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