helmet

Cyclist's cranial armor

A helmet is a hard protective covering for the head, worn by soldiers, motorcyclists, construction workers, athletes, and others facing head-injury risk.

The word extends to helmet-shaped things: the upper lip of certain flowers, a shell structure in some mollusks.

Always wear a helmet when cycling.

sports

football

Field sport with goals

cricket · batting · skateboarding · snowboarding · skiing · motocross · BMX · equestrian · polo · bobsledding

safety

hardhat

Protective construction headwear

  • constructionProcess of building something
  • PPEHazard-shielding work attire
  • OSHAFederal workplace safety regulator

workplace · industrial · mining · high-visibility · reflective · certification · ANSI · regulations · prevention · chinstrap

armor

breastplate

Metal torso protection

pauldrons · chainmail · plate · gorget · vambraces · brigandine · coif · visor · morion · nasal

military

kevlar

Bullet-resistant synthetic fiber

infantry · combat · flak · paratrooper · battalion · marines · reconnaissance · platoon · artillery · communications

cycling

bicycle

Pedal-powered two-wheeler

velodrome · criterium · racing · aerodynamic · ventilation · straps · crash · spandex · cadence · sprinting

motorcycle

visor

Eye-shading brim

aerodynamic · windscreen · leather · biker · cruiser · sportbike · touring · crash · ventilation · intercom

heraldry

crest

Highest point or tuft

escutcheon · arms · blazon · achievement · barred · tilting · jousting · tournament · coronet · rank

climbing

carabiner

Spring-gated metal link

quickdraw · belay · rappel · mountaineering · alpine · expedition · headlamp · rockfall · protection · lightweight

diving

scuba

Portable underwater breathing gear

wetsuit · submarine · deep-sea · pressure · oxygen · aquanaut · bubble · communication · salvage

space

astronaut

Spacecraft crew member

NASA · EVA · pressurized · communications · life-support · lunar · Apollo · cosmonaut · shuttle · ISS

Categories
Opposites
head protection

helmetbareheaded

Wearing nothing above

cap · beanie · baseball cap · sun hat · headband

bodily exposure/vulnerability

helmetexposed

Out in open

unhelmeted · unprotected · vulnerable · unarmored · bare

Phrases
Family

helm, helmets, helmeted, helmetlike, helmetless

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G