Word: Helmet
How to pronounce: ˈhelmɪt
Noun
Definitions:
1. A hard or padded protective hat, various types of which are worn by soldiers, police officers, firefighters, motorcyclists, athletes, and others.
Example sentences: "Some hard hats and helmets have a face shield attached to them."
2. The arched upper part (galea) of the corolla in some flowers, especially those of the mint and orchid families.
3. A predatory mollusk with a squat heavy shell, living in tropical and temperate seas and preying chiefly on sea urchins.
Example sentences: "Shell cameos had been popular in the sixteenth century, but it was in the nineteenth century that the art flourished, with the helmet shell and the queen conch shell judged the most suitable for cameo carving."
Synonyms:
casque
crash helmet
safety helmet
hat
headpiece
basinet
cap
Derivations:
helm
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Helmet in Other Languages...
Spanish: Casco
German: Helm
French: Casque
Italian: Casco
Turkish: Kask
