smokepot

Haze-producing container

A smokepot is a container designed to produce dense smoke, used for signaling, screening military movements, or driving pests from holes.

The smoke typically comes from a slow-burning chemical compound: The soldiers deployed smokepots to cover their advance.

Also called a smoke canister or smoke bomb.

military

screening

Evaluative selection process

tactical · signal · cover · artillery · troop movement · camouflage · deployment · maneuver · combat · defensive

beekeeping

hive

Bee dwelling structure

beekeeper · colony · inspection · bellows · fuel · burlap · pine needles · frames · honeycomb · protective

cooking

flavor

Characteristic taste quality

  • fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
  • meatAnimal tissue for food
  • preservationMaintaining something's condition

aromatic · wood chips · curing · salmon · trout · infusion · barbecue · pit · hickory · mesquite

Opposites
visibility/concealment function

smokepotflare

Sudden bright burst

star shell · searchlight · signal flare · spotlight · signal lamp

pyrotechnic device type

smokepotexplosive

Prone to sudden detonation

bomb · high explosive · grenade · flashbang · concussion grenade

Family

smoke, pot, smokes, smoked, smoking, smoker, smokers, smoky, smokier

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G