bulletproof

American  

[bool-it-proof] / ˈbʊl ɪtˌpruf /

adjective

1. (of vehicles, glass, clothing, etc.) capable of resisting or absorbing the impact of a bullet.

2. Informal. safe from failure; without errors or shortcomings and beyond criticism.

   a bulletproof system; a bulletproof budget.

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verb (used with object)

1. to make (something) bulletproof.

bulletproof British  

/ ˈbʊlɪtˌpruːf /

adjective

1. not penetrable by bullets

   bulletproof glass

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verb

1. (tr) to make bulletproof

Etymology

Origin of bulletproof

First recorded in 1855–60; bullet + -proof

Example Sentences

“I’m not saying the stock market is bulletproof, but you theoretically take those two risks right off the table.”

From Barron's

It is also beginning the process of using other laws to impose more legally bulletproof levies.

From The Wall Street Journal

In April 2023, Mordisco made his only known public appearance: arriving in a luxury bulletproof SUV at a secluded jungle area to announce the start of peace talks that subsequently failed.

From Barron's

Its debt is rated double-B, but the coverage ratio is bulletproof.

From Barron's

After the burial, which as tradition dictates was carried out by men only, Shaath's mother was able to clutch her son's bulletproof vest.

From Barron's

Related Words

• impassable
• impregnable
• indomitable
• invulnerable
• irresistible
• unassailable
• unbeatable
• untouchable