maskirovka
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A set of procedures designed to confuse, mislead, and camouflage oneself from the enemy.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Surprise is a key ingredient in maskirovka and the clandestine forces which occupied Crimea last February certainly delivered that."
- "And the key to informational struggle was maskirovka—subterfuge—the manipulation of the enemy's picture of reality."
- "As for Syrski’s remarks, a more likely interpretation is that the general is engaged in some simple misdirection – a version of maskirovka – a Russian military concept that encompasses western notions of operational secrecy with simple deception."