flak jacket
U.S. Air Force. an armored garment made of steel plates covered by a padded fabric, designed to protect vital parts of the body from shrapnel.
a protective vest, especially one that is bulletproof.
Origin of flak jacket
1- Also called flak vest .
Words Nearby flak jacket
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How to use flak jacket in a sentence
I’ve been in Arizona politics for 15 years, and every year there’s always a border crisis and every governor will throw on a flak jacket, get in an SUV, and then tour the border with aviators on and call himself a tough guy.
He was bare armed under a protective jacket a jail official termed “a kind of flak jacket.”
Ex-Cop’s Shooting of Texting Moviegoer Ends in Tragedy | Michael Daly | January 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy wasn't he asking me what I, a white girl with a flak jacket, was doing crossing into Syria?
A Waiting Game for Rebels and Residents in Syrian Border Towns | Erin Banco | August 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTYou can make emergency plans: bring your helmet and flak jacket, get to high ground, or get out of Dodge.
I had been using the Nikon as a mental flak jacket and not a tool to record.
British Dictionary definitions for flak jacket
a reinforced sleeveless jacket for protection against gunfire or shrapnel worn by soldiers, policemen, etc
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