glass-breaker

A form of glass breaker — A usually hammer-like hand tool designed to break through window glass in an emergency.

Meanings

nounglass-breaker (plural glass-breakers)

plural glass-breakers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of glass breaker.

    The vehicle was searched and, along with the contents from Mrs Patel’s car, officers found a black baton and a silver meat cleaver. They also found a black pry-bar, a red glass-breaker, two-way radios and three torches.

    2018 June 26, Aban Quaynor, quoting Jonathan Close, “Man committed crime 2 months after UK entry”, in Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn, Lancashire, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11, column 1
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    Through the first 15 minutes on the scene, Sgt. Daniel Coronado repeatedly called for more firepower and protective equipment. He wanted flash-bangs that could stun a gunman. He wanted a mirror to peer around corners and a glass-breaker to help evacuate children locked down in other classrooms.

    2022 July 22, Trevor Hughes, Daphne Duret, Dennis Wagner, “Uvalde shooting: Bodycam footage reveals police caught in confusion […]”, in USA Today, McLean, Va., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3A, column 1

    Ironically, Aneja has no glass-breakers left. He’s sold out of those. But Amazon is holding onto 48,000 other items – like koozies, shower shelves and glitter bombs – for which Aneja’s already paid and that already were delivered to Amazon.

    2023 August 29, Dan Casey, “Amazon kicks off Roanoke seller, keeps his revenue […]”, in The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Va., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A5, column 4
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