BALACLAVA


Meaning of BALACLAVA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌba-lə-ˈklä-və, -ˈkla- ]

noun

Etymology: Balaclava, Crimea, site of a British encampment during the Crimean War

Date: 1941

: a knit cap for the head and neck — called also balaclava helmet

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