(DoD) In military deception, a trick of war designed to deceive the adversary, usually involving the deliberate exposure of false information to the adversary's intelligence collection system.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). ruse. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ruse/definitions/1963804 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "ruse" http://smartdefine.org/ruse/definitions/1963804 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, ruse, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ruse/definitions/1963804>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "ruse" 4 April 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ruse/definitions/1963804> |