body armor
Wearable ballistic shield
Body armor is protective clothing designed to absorb or deflect physical attacks, typically bullets or blades.
Modern body armor usually means a bulletproof vest worn by soldiers, police, or security personnel: The officer's body armor stopped two rounds.
Historical forms include chainmail and plate armor.
Also spelled body armour in British English.
Bullet-resistant synthetic fiber
- bulletproofResistant to gunfire
- vestSleeveless upper-body garment
- aramidTough synthetic polymer fiber
- plateFlat dish for food
carrier · ballistic · resistant · polymer · composite · ceramic · steel · trauma plate
Armor of linked rings
- hauberkChain mail tunic
- brigandinePlate-lined cloth armor
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
- breastplateMetal torso protection
pauldron · greaves · lamellar · knight · samurai · gladiator · medieval · ancient
Protecting from harm
- defenseProtection against harm
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- platingSurface metal application
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
coverage · torso · vital organs · blunt force · fragmentation · shrapnel · ricochet · survivability
Ground combat troops
- soldierArmed forces member
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- platoonSmall infantry formation
deployment · combat · warfare · battlefield · engagement · flak jacket · interceptor · plate carrier
Elite police squad
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- policeCivil law enforcement
- tactical vestLoad-bearing protective torso gear
- holsterSidearm carrying case
magazine pouch · utility belt · quick-release · modular · pouches · webbing · concealed · overt
kevlar
Bullet-resistant synthetic fiber
- bulletproofResistant to gunfire
- vestSleeveless upper-body garment
- aramidTough synthetic polymer fiber
plate · carrier · ballistic · resistant · polymer · composite · ceramic · steel · trauma plate · spall
chainmail
Armor of linked rings
- hauberkChain mail tunic
- brigandinePlate-lined cloth armor
- cuirassTorso-protecting plate armor
breastplate · pauldron · greaves · lamellar · knight · samurai · gladiator · medieval · ancient · jousting
shielding
Protecting from harm
reinforcement · coverage · torso · vital organs · blunt force · fragmentation · shrapnel · ricochet · survivability · life-saving
infantry
Ground combat troops
platoon · deployment · combat · warfare · battlefield · engagement · flak jacket · interceptor · plate carrier · camouflage
SWAT
Elite police squad
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- policeCivil law enforcement
- tactical vestLoad-bearing protective torso gear
holster · magazine pouch · utility belt · quick-release · modular · pouches · webbing · concealed · overt · entry team
- body armorbreastplate, cuirass, chain mail, chainmail, plate carrier
- military surplusarmy surplus, navy surplus, surplus store, surplus stores, surplus goods
- military technologymissiles, drones, radar systems, stealth technology, weapon systems
- Pentagon ProgramsDARPA, F-22, F-22 Raptor, F-35, B-2 bomber
- SWATSWAT, tactical team, entry team, ballistic shield, battering ram
- war journalismwar correspondent, war photography, war zone, embedded reporter, embedded journalism
body armorexposed skin
bare chest · nakedness · unprotected · unarmored · vulnerability
body armorweapon
Instrument for inflicting harm
firearm · weapons · sword · ammunition · armaments
body armorhelmet
Protective head covering
headgear · combat helmet · shin guards · gauntlets · arm guards
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