body armour

body armour
noun
armor that protects the wearer's whole body
• Hypernyms: ↑armor, ↑armour
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body armour noun
Protective covering or clothing for the body
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Main Entry: ↑body

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body armour UK US noun [uncountable]
special clothes that soldiers and police officers wear to protect themselves against bullets in extremely dangerous situations
Thesaurus: police uniforms, vehicles and equipmenthyponym military uniformhyponym

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ˈbody armour [body armour] (especially US ˈbody armor) noun uncountable
clothing worn by the police, etc. to protect themselves

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