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body armour

British

noun

protective covering used to prevent injury to the body

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It's hard going at first - the altitude and our body armour making it difficult to breath.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Justice Secretary David Lammy has announced 10,000 more prison officers will be given body armour in a bid to improve safety in jails after several high-profile attacks.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

"We're already rolling out protective body armour and by trialling Tasers we're making sure staff have the tools they need to keep themselves safe."

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025

But the BBC compared his body armour, riot shield and headgear with that of every police officer at the scene.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

Homer seems to describe what he saw: shields, often of great size, made of leather, plated with bronze, and suspended by belts; and, for body armour, feeble bronze corslets and zosters.

From Homer and His Age by Lang, Andrew

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