flak jacket

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ˈflak ˌjacket noun [countable]  PMa special coat made of strong heavy material to protect soldiers and policemen from bullets 〔有金属片的〕防弹衣

Examples from the Corpus

flak jacket• If that happens, Freedman is going to have to get a flak jacket and write another book.• Strapped into an armor-lined cockpit and trussed up in a flak jacket and helmet, Air Force Capt.• McVeigh wore a purple shirt with a flak jacket beneath it and brown slacks.• Tucking himself into a ball of boots and flak jacket, the Squat bounced and rolled half a dozen times.• Primo notices his dark swollen belly, pushing out between the flaps of a green flak jacket.

ˈflak ˌjacket nounChineseSyllable  

heavy a of Corpus made special coat strong

flak jacket
ˈflak ˌjacket noun [countable]
a special coat made of strong heavy material to protect soldiers and policemen from bullets

flak jacketBrE /ˈflæk dʒækɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈflæk dʒækɪt/ 🔊 nouna heavy jacket without sleeves that has metal inside it to make it stronger, and is worn by soldiers and police officers to protect them from bullets 防弹背心