flak jackets

A form of flak jacket — A special piece of clothing worn by soldiers to protect them from shrapnel and grenade fragments, other non-direct fire and battlefield debris. Sometimes used informally to connote any of the various forms of a bullet-proof vest.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of flak jacket
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