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  2. Smoke screen - Wikipedia

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    A smoke screen is smoke released to mask the movement or location of military units such as infantry, tanks, aircraft, or ships. Smoke screens are commonly deployed either by a canister (such as a grenade ) or generated by a vehicle (such as a tank or a warship ).

  3. Smokescreen - Wikipedia

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    Smoke screen, smoke released as a military countermeasure to hide weapons, other equipment, or infantry; Smokescreen, a non-damaging Normal-type move in the Pokémon series; Smokescreen, a 1964 British film; Smokescreen (Transformers), the name of several different characters in the Transformers robot superhero franchise

  4. Smoke signal - Wikipedia

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    A painting of Native Americans using a smoke signal by Frederic Remington. The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. It is a form of visual communication used over a long distance.

  5. Incense offering in rabbinic literature - Wikipedia

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    The mystical tradition associates ketoreth (קְטֹרֶת) with the Aramaic word קטר, meaning a 'bind' or 'knot.' The incense thus reflects an underlying harmony and inter-connectivity in the universe, as it unites together the core essence of all forces—life, matter, and spirit—according to the recipe prescribed in the Torah.

  6. Hindustani profanity - Wikipedia

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    Many English translations may not offer the full meaning of the profanity used in the context. [1] Hindustani profanities often contain references to incest and notions of honor. [2] Hindustani profanities may have origins in Persian, Arabic, Turkish or Sanskrit. [3] Hindustani profanity is used such as promoting racism, sexism or offending ...

  7. Hindi Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    Many Hindi speakers with Internet use English Wikipedia instead. Given the great geographic spread of the Hindi language, the contributors to the Hindi project live in various areas around the country. There are also prolific users whose native language is not Hindi, as Hindi is a government language in India alongside English.

  8. Hindu–German Conspiracy - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the conspiracy was successfully infiltrated by British intelligence through Irish and Indian channels. The activities of the Ghadar on the Pacific coast were noted by W. C. Hopkinson, who was born and raised in India and spoke fluent Hindi.

  9. Homa (ritual) - Wikipedia

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    In Indian religions, a homa (Sanskrit: होम), also known as havan, is a fire ritual performed on special occasions.In Hinduism, by a Hindu priest usually for a homeowner ("grihastha": one possessing a home).