Kevlar

[ kev-lahr ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of aramid fiber.

Kevlar

/ ˈkɛvˌlɑː /

noun

1. a synthetic fibre, consisting of long-chain polyamides, having high tensile strength and temperate resistance

Example Sentences

The video is accompanied by a photograph of a young black girl wrapped tightly in Kevlar, and a pledge card asking people to vote.

From The Daily Beast

We are talking of a Kevlar Rupert, whose armored vest absorbs fusillades without him flinching.

From The Daily Beast

The helmet weighs about 12 pounds, and sits slightly unbalanced unlike the Kevlar I wore as a Marine.

From The Daily Beast

Larson felt his head snap back, but the Kevlar worked: the bullet stuck in the helmet.

From The Daily Beast

The last of the rounds to strike Murphy went through a layer of the Kevlar on his vest and went into his skull and brain.

From The Daily Beast

They were bulky from the Kevlar vests they wore under their rain slickers, with kind and exasperated expressions on their faces.

From Project Gutenberg