Kevlar
[kev-lahr]
- a brand of aramid fiber.
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Contemporary Examples
The video is accompanied by a photograph of a young black girl wrapped tightly in Kevlar, and a pledge card asking people to vote.
We are talking of a Kevlar Rupert, whose armored vest absorbs fusillades without him flinching.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror MachineClive Irving
August 25, 2014
The helmet weighs about 12 pounds, and sits slightly unbalanced unlike the Kevlar I wore as a Marine.
Larson felt his head snap back, but the Kevlar worked: the bullet stuck in the helmet.
The last of the rounds to strike Murphy went through a layer of the Kevlar on his vest and went into his skull and brain.
15 Rounds and Still Talking: Lt. Brian Murphy’s Story of the Oak Creek MassacreSimran Jeet Singh
August 5, 2013
Historical Examples
They were bulky from the Kevlar vests they wore under their rain slickers, with kind and exasperated expressions on their faces.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves TownCory Doctorow
Kevlar
- trademark a synthetic fibre, consisting of long-chain polyamides, having high tensile strength and temperate resistance
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Word Origin and History for kevlar
Kevlar
registered trademark (DuPont) for a synthetic fiber developed there c.1965.
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