Usage Note
Chaff is an English loanword used in Italian military and aviation contexts for the metallic foil strips deployed by aircraft to confuse radar systems. There is no widely adopted Italian equivalent in technical use; outside military jargon the Italian words for grain husks are pula or lolla. The word is treated as invariable and masculine by convention.
Examples
"L'aereo ha lanciato chaff per ingannare il radar."
Natural Translation
The aircraft released chaff to deceive the radar.
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