掩えん蔽ぺい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

cover; conceal; mask; screen

General term for hiding or covering something from view, detection, or observation. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.

• 敵てきのレーダーから艦かん隊たいを掩えん蔽ぺいする。

  Conceal the fleet from enemy radar.

• 煙えん幕まくで部ぶ隊たいの動うごきを掩えん蔽ぺいした。

  They screened the troop movement with a smoke screen.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

occultation

Astronomical term: the passage of one celestial body in front of another, hiding it from view.

• 月つきによる星ほしの掩えん蔽ぺいを観かん測そくする。

  Observe the occultation of a star by the moon.