tin hat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tin hat
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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One government source said to me: "It's definitely not tin hat time yet."
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025
“I grabbed my tin hat and ran up to the poop deck and when everyone was up there we didn’t see any planes or anything, but a Liberty Ship near us was sinking,” Cribbs said.
From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2014
The institutions that formed him, bade him don A tin hat at Suez, shimmer like elegant, gauzy backdrops Floating down from the flies.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2014
Finally a politician in a suit, holding a handkerchief to his nose, and a general, clutching a tin hat.
From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2011
Gas mask, tin hat, ration coupons, and an umbrella.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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