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Meanings of bulletproof vest in English

Russian
защитный жилет
Portuguese
colete à prova de balas
Spanish
chaleco anti-balas
Catalan
armilla antibales
Wikidata

Armor for the torso that protects against projectiles or shrapnel from explosion.

защитный жилет
Usage of bulletproof vest in English
1
Phalen didn't have to look any further than the standard-issue bulletproof vest.
Don't blink
2
Worse, I still wasn't wearing a bulletproof vest like Derrick Phalen had.
Don't blink
3
The thief clearly wasn't wearing a bulletproof vest under the thin T-shirt.
Carte Blanche
4
Even he was told to wear a bulletproof vest during the gun debate.
News.com.au
5
And if you're going to Pakistan, make sure you pack a bulletproof vest.
Wired
6
The guy needed a bulletproof vest to go out in public?
Don't blink
7
Cavanaugh pulled at the Velcro straps and removed the bulletproof vest.
Takeover
8
Since when are you the guy in the bulletproof vest? I asked him.
Changes
9
He doubted they would put on a stiff, hot bulletproof vest.
Act of treason
10
She wore a bulletproof vest and she was shot with a rubber bullet.
City of lies
11
If she hadn't been wearing the bulletproof vest, she'd be dead.
Colorado abduction
12
She was wearing a bulletproof vest, and her eyes were bright.
The Heiresses
13
Tada. From the bag, he pulled out his own bulletproof vest.
Deadly Heat
14
The doctor started to unfasten the bulletproof vest, then stopped.
Skin Trade
15
When he came back he was holding Luca Brasi's bulletproof vest in his hands.
The Godfather
16
Then I patted my waist, which was made considerably thicker by my bulletproof vest.
Too close to home
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare