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body armour

British  

noun

  1. protective covering used to prevent injury to the body

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Both wear body armour when close to the front line.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Inna Lytvynenko always puts on her bright orange body armour when she's out on an emergency call.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Yet the platform sold a variety of military-related goods such as body armour until recently, alongside items with both civilian and drone-production applications.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Known as the "lord of darkness", Owens' collection also included some innovative materials including an Italian fabric usually reserved for body armour, and sequinned boots.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

They had no body armour; their shields were small round bucklers; their weapons were bows and daggers.

From Homer and His Age by Andrew Lang

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