Brodie helmet

noun

A kind of steel combat helmet.

Meanings

nounBrodie helmet (plural Brodie helmets)

plural Brodie helmets

  1. governmentA kind of steel combat helmet.

Origin

Designed and patented in London in 1915 by Latvian inventor John Leopold Brodie (Leopolds Janno Braude).

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APA

Brodie helmet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brodie%20helmet

MLA

“Brodie helmet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brodie%20helmet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brodie helmet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brodie%20helmet.

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