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flak vest

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flak jacket

–noun
1. U.S. Air Force. an armored garment made of steel plates covered by a padded fabric, designed to protect vital parts of the body from shrapnel.
2. a protective vest, esp. one that is bulletproof.
Also called flak vest.


Origin:
1955–60
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