Definition of Bulletproof vest

1. Noun. A vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet.


Definition of Bulletproof vest

1. Noun. A garment worn over the torso that protects against projectiles. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulletproof Vest

bulletin board system
bulletin board systems
bulletin boards
bulletined
bulleting
bulletining
bulletinize
bulletinized
bulletinizes
bulletinizing
bulletins
bulletized
bulletless
bulletlike
bulletproof
bulletproof vest (current term)
bulletproof vests
bulletproofed
bulletproofing
bulletproofs
bullets
bullfaced
bullfeast
bullfeasts
bullfice
bullfighter
bullfighters
bullfighting
bullfightings

Literary usage of Bulletproof vest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Federal Immigration Law Enforcement in the Southwest: Civil Rights Impacts by John F. Dulles (1998)
"337 The Senator continued: It's not a pleasant environment to be hanging out every night with a bulletproof vest on, watching people crossing, chasing them ..."

2. Preventing Gang & Drug Related Witness Intimidation by Peter Finn (1998)
"The prosecutor wore a bulletproof vest. in other high-profile cases, special measures are needed for transferring witnesses to and from the court, ..."

3. An Errand to the South in the Summer of 1862 by William Wyndham Malet (1863)
"'s patent bulletproof vest, New Haven, Conn. Size No. 2;" inscribed thus:—" Taken from Captain Lee of New Jersey, prisoner in battle near "Williamsburg, ..."

4. Defense Vaccines: Force Protection Or False Security? edited by Dan Burton (2001)
"... can get shot in the chest, then you would want to make them wear a bulletproof vest. You wouldn't tell them not to wear a helmet any longer, would you? ..."

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