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What is a camouflet?

What is a camouflet? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (military) The resulting cavity in a deep underground burst when there is no rupture of the surface.
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Working parties were heavy, and on one occasion the Bosche blew a camouflet while work was in progress.
When an enemy mine is being dug, a camouflet destroys it before completion.
The camouflet totally destroys the enemy's gallery, but does not break the surface.
A camouflet is a small mine explosion which does not form a crater, and is calculated to destroy underground workings.

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