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flak jacket

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flak jacket
n.
A bulletproof jacket or vest.
flak jacket
n
(Military) a reinforced sleeveless jacket for protection against gunfire or shrapnel worn by soldiers, policemen, etc.
Translations
flak jacket
n → kugelsichere Weste


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Reporter Matthew Price, corseted in a blue flak jacket in Haifa, told BBC viewers that for the first time Hezbollah had targeted Nazareth late on Sunday, July 16.
Is Israel using Arab villages in northern Israel as human shields? by Cook, Jonathan / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Flak jackets were in order last week at the Universal Amphitheatre as liberal pundit Al Franken and conservative commentator Ann Coulter took the stage.
Forget the black ties by Berry, Kate / Los Angeles Business Journal
During an altercation at a traffic stop, Garcia pulled a weapon and shot Deputy March in the side and the head, in order to avoid hitting the officer's flak jacket.
The bloody border: escalating violent crime at the U.S.-Mexico border ... by Grigg, William Norman / The New American
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