crash helmet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of crash helmet
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The second image is a closer-up angle, showing a person wearing a crash helmet and holding a bottle with a lit sparkler, sitting on the shoulders of another person wearing a Guy Fawkes mask.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
“I need some tissues,” Russell said from inside his crash helmet.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
Speed with only a crash helmet, skin-tight racing suit and a bit of padding for protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2022
Wearing a white racing suit and crash helmet, Super Dave engaged in a series of ridiculous stunts, all of which resulted in his utter humiliation.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2019
He was wearing a white crash helmet and aiming a camera down at the water.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
