bulletproof vest

/bʊl.ɪtpɹuːf vɛst/

noun

A garment worn over the torso that protects against projectiles.

Meanings

nounbulletproof vest (plural bulletproof vests)

plural bulletproof vests

  1. businessA garment worn over the torso that protects against projectiles.

    Synonyms: ballistic vest

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA garment worn over the torso that protects against projectiles.

Translations

Arabic صَدْرِيَّة ضِدَّ الرَّصَاص, سُتْرَة وَاقِيَة
  • صَدْرِيَّة ضِدَّ الرَّصَاص (ṣadriyya ḍidda r-raṣāṣ)garment
  • سُتْرَة وَاقِيَة (sutra wāqiya)garment
Bengali বুলেটপ্রুফ ভেস্ট
  • বুলেটপ্রুফ ভেস্ট (buleṭpruph bhesṭ)garment
Bulgarian бронежиле́тка
  • бронежиле́тка (bronežilétka)garment
Catalan armilla antibales
  • armilla antibalesgarment
Chinese Mandarin 防彈衣 /防弹衣, 防彈背心 /防弹背心
  • 防彈衣 /防弹衣 (fángdànyī)garment
  • 防彈背心 /防弹背心 (fángdàn bèixīn)garment
Czech neprůstřelná vesta
  • neprůstřelná vestagarment
Esperanto kuglorezista veŝto
  • kuglorezista veŝtogarment
Estonian kuulivest
  • kuulivestgarment
Finnish luotiliivi, luodinkestävä liivi
  • luotiliivigarment
  • luodinkestävä liivigarment
French gilet pare-balles
  • gilet pare-ballesgarment
German beschusshemmende Weste, durchschusshemmende Weste
  • beschusshemmende Westegarment
  • durchschusshemmende Westegarment
  • Schutzwestegarment
Greek αλεξίσφαιρο γιλέκο
  • αλεξίσφαιρο γιλέκο (alexísfairo giléko)garment
Hungarian golyóálló mellény
  • golyóálló mellénygarment
Italian giubbotto antiproiettile
  • giubbotto antiproiettilegarment
Japanese バリスティックベスト, ブレットプルーフベスト
  • バリスティックベスト (barisutikku besuto)garment
  • ブレットプルーフベスト (burettopurūfu besuto)garment
  • 防弾チョッキ (bōdan chokki)garment
  • ボディアーマー (bodi āmā)garment
  • 防弾服 (bōdanfuku)garment
Korean 방탄복
  • 방탄복 (bangtanbok)garment
Latvian bruņuveste
  • bruņuvestegarment
Lithuanian neperšaunama liemenė
  • neperšaunama liemenėgarment
Māori kahupeka
  • kahupekagarment
Polish kamizelka kuloodporna
  • kamizelka kuloodpornagarment
Portuguese colete à prova de balas, colete balístico
  • colete à prova de balasgarment
  • colete balísticogarment
Romanian vestă antiglonț
  • vestă antiglonțgarment
Russian бронежиле́т, пуленепробива́емый жиле́т
  • бронежиле́т (bronežilét)garment
  • пуленепробива́емый жиле́т (puleneprobivájemyj žilét)garment
Slovak nepriestrelná vesta
  • nepriestrelná vestagarment
Spanish chaleco antibalas
  • chaleco antibalasgarment
Swedish skyddsväst, skottsäker väst
  • skyddsvästgarment
  • skottsäker västgarment
Thai เสื้อเกราะกันกระสุน
  • เสื้อเกราะกันกระสุน (sʉ̂ʉa-grɔ̀-gan-grà-sǔn)garment
Turkish kurşun geçirmez yelek
  • kurşun geçirmez yelekgarment
Ukrainian бронежиле́т
  • бронежиле́т (bronežylét)garment
Vietnamese áo chống đạn
  • áo chống đạngarment
Cite this entry
APA

bulletproof vest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulletproof%20vest

MLA

“bulletproof vest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulletproof%20vest. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bulletproof vest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bulletproof%20vest.

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