Helmet

  • 31helmet —    a police officer in uniform    The derogatory jargon used by those who are permitted to wear plain clothes:     They had a taste for lapel pins... All things which said I am not a helmet . {Daily Telegraph Magazine, August 1990) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 32helmet — noun 1》 a hard or padded protective hat. 2》 Botany the arched upper part (galea) of the corolla in some flowers. 3》 (also helmet shell) a predatory mollusc with a squat heavy shell, living in tropical and temperate seas. [Family Cassidae.]… …

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  • 33helmet — šalmas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Lengvas, tvirtas, dažnai be antveidžio galvos apdangalas nuo sutrenkimų arba sužeidimų saugoti. Šalmą dedasi boksininkai, dviratininkai, jojikai, kalnų slidininkai, automobilininkai,… …

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  • 34helmet — A head covering worn for protection of members of the armed services in combat, of participants in violent sports, and persons exposed to the sun. See branding helmet …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 35Helmet beetle — Helmet Hel met, n. [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hj[=a]lmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth. hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele; cf.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36Helmet shell — Helmet Hel met, n. [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hj[=a]lmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth. hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele; cf.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37Helmet shrike — Helmet Hel met, n. [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hj[=a]lmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth. hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele; cf.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 38Helmet Boxing — or Locker Boxing (also called Helmet fight or Helmets and Gloves) [http://i.abcnews.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=3203615 abcnews] Dangerous New Trend: Kids Version of Fight Club ] is a game played by primarily teenage [… …

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  • 39Helmet (quartier) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Helmet. Helmet est un quartier populaire de Bruxelles. Il est situé à cheval sur les communes de Schaerbeek et Evere. Ce quartier a donné son nom à la place de Helmet et à beaucoup de lieux dits des environs.… …

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  • 40Helmet for My Pillow — is the personal narrative written by World War II United States Marine Corps veteran, author and military historian Robert Leckie. First published in 1957, the story begins with Leckie enlisting in the United States Marines shortly after the 1941 …

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