FRENCH WORD OF THE DAY: Engin fumigène

Engin fumigène: A device that produces smoke, ie a smoke bomb.

As seen in: « Le service reprend graduellement dans métro de Montréal après une fermeture complète à cause de ce qui a toutes les apparences d’une nouvelle action concertée: des engins fumigènes ont été lancés sur les voies. »

(Translation: “Service is gradually resuming in the Montreal subway after a complete closure due to what looks like another deliberate action: smoke bombs thrown onto the tracks.”)

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/regional/montreal/201205/10/01-4523914-reprise-graduelle-du-service-dans-le-metro-de-montreal.php

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