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What (who) is body armour - definition

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; ARMOR WORN ON THE BODY

Protective headgear; Body armour; Body Armor; Personal armour; Personal Armor; Combat suit; Body Armour; Recon armor; BodyArmor; Armoured vests; Personal armor; Medieval armour; Medieval armor; Facial armour

body armour

Note: in AM, use 'body armor'

Body armour is special protective clothing which people such as soldiers and police officers sometimes wear when they are in danger of being attacked with guns or other weapons.

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body armour

¦ noun clothing worn by the army and police to protect against gunfire.

Body armor

Body armor, also known as body armour, personal armor or armour, or a suit or coat of armor, is protective clothing designed to absorb or deflect physical attacks. Historically used to protect military personnel, today it is also used by various types of police (riot police in particular), private security guards or bodyguards, and occasionally ordinary civilians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_armor

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Body armor

Body armor, also known as body armour, personal armor or armour, or a suit or coat of armor, is protective clothing designed to absorb or deflect physical attacks. Historically used to protect military personnel, today it is also used by various types of police (riot police in particular), private security guards or bodyguards, and occasionally ordinary civilians. Today there are two main types: regular non-plated body armor for moderate to substantial protection, and hard-plate reinforced body armor for maximum protection, such as used by combat soldiers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body armor

Examples of use of body armour

1. New style body armour She was wearing a new style of body armour designed chiefly against knives but which can protect against small calibre weapons up to 'mm.

2. Both blows missed PC Henry‘s protective body armour.

3. They were wearing body armour and helmets, the network said.

4. Her body armour had prevented her injuries from being worse.

5. Pc Bown was wearing body armour but was still hit by a bullet in the abdomen.