false flag (English, noun)
expansion: false flag (plural false flags)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: A ruse, in the days of sail, in which an attacking ship would fly the colours of its enemy until close enough to open fire.
topics: espionage
government
military
politics
war
glosses: A diversionary or propaganda tactic of deceiving an adversary into thinking that an operation was carried out by another party.
Forms:
form: false flags
tags: plural
form: false-flag
tags: alternative