Meaning of smoke machine | Babel Free

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A device that emits a dense vapour that appears similar to fog or smoke, used in theatre, film and other applications.

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“Al Albergate of the District Attorney’s staff said the task force⟳ inquiry into the rumors was mainly based on the assumption that where there’s smoke⟳ there’s fire. ¶ “But,” said Mr. Melnick plaintively, “in this business, where there’s smoke⟳, there’s more likely to be a smoke⟳ machine.””

“A thin, reddish gas drifted upward near the musicians. Produced by a secondhand smoke⟳ machine bought by Ibn-Zaidoun from an Israeli disco club, it thickened and spread⟳, forming a mist that enveloped the choir and curled around the plain sandals of the nun.”

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