FLAK JACKET

Meaning of FLAK JACKET in English

noun

a heavy jacket without sleeves that has metal inside it to make it stronger, and is worn by soldiers and police officers to protect them from bullets

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FLAK JACKET — noun Date: 1950 a jacket containing metal plates for protection against flak
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLAK JACKET — 1. U.S. Air Force. an armored garment made of steel plates covered by a padded fabric, designed to protect vital …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLAK JACKET — padded garment which protects the wearer from bullets or shrapnel
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FLAK JACKET — Date: 1950 : a jacket containing metal plates for protection against flak ; broadly : a bulletproof vest — called …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLAK JACKET — Function: noun Date: 1950 : a jacket containing metal plates for protection against flak broadly : a bulletproof vest ― …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FLAK JACKET — ■ noun a sleeveless jacket made of heavy fabric reinforced with metal, worn as protection against bullets and shrapnel.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FLAK JACKET — [flak jacket] n (1950): a jacket containing metal plates for protection against flak; broadly: a bulletproof vest--called also flak vest
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLAK JACKET — ˈflak ˌjacket BrE AmE noun [countable] a special coat made of strong heavy material to protect soldiers and policemen from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLAK JACKET — ( flak jackets) A flak jacket is a thick sleeveless jacket that soldiers and policemen sometimes wear to protect themselves …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLAK JACKET — (~s) A ~ is a thick sleeveless jacket that soldiers and policemen sometimes wear to protect themselves against bullets. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FLAK JACKET — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ If that happens, Freedman is going to have to get a flak jacket and write …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLAK JACKET — бронежилет (военное) бронекуртка (летчика)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLAK JACKET — воен. бронекуртка ( лётчика )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLAK JACKET — бронежилет
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FLAK JACKET — воен. бронекуртка ( лётчика )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FLAK JACKET — воен. бронекуртка ( лётчика )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FLAK JACKET — бронежилет Syn: flak vest , bulletproof vest , bulletproof jacket
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FLAK JACKET — бронежилет Syn: flak vest, bulletproof vest, bulletproof jacket
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FLAK JACKET — _n. бронежилет
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FLAK JACKET — n. бронежилет
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FLAK JACKET — бронежилет (военное) бронекуртка (летчика)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLAK — also flack noun (plural ~; also flack) Etymology: German, from Fliegerabwehrkanonen, from Flieger flyer + Abwehr defense + Kanonen cannons …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JACKET — I. ˈjakə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English jaket, from Middle French jaquet, diminutive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLAK — I. noun also flack ˈflak ( plural flak ) Etymology: German flak, from fl ieger a bwehr k anone antiaircraft …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JACKET — — jacketed , adj. — jacketless , adj. — jacketlike , adj. /jak"it/ , n. 1. a short coat, in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLAK — /flak/ , n. 1. antiaircraft fire, esp. as experienced by the crews of combat airplanes at which the fire is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLAK — n. antiaircraft fire; criticism, verbal abuse
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
JACKET — I. ˈja-kət noun Etymology: Middle English jaket, from Anglo-French jackés, plural, diminutive of Middle French jaque short jacket, from jacques …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLAK — also flack ˈflak ( plural flak also flack ) Etymology: German, from Fl ieger a bwehr k anonen, from Flieger …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JACKET — vt to put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket. 2. jacket ·vt to thrash; to …
Webster English vocab
FLAK — (also flack ) ■ noun 1》 anti-aircraft fire. 2》 strong criticism. Origin 1930s: from Ger., abbrev. of Fliegerabwehrkanone , lit. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
JACKET — [jack.et] n [ME jaket, fr. MF jaquet, dim. of jaque short jacket, fr. jacque peasant, fr. the name Jacques James] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLAK — [flak] n, pl flak [G, fr. Fliegerabwehrkanonen, fr. Flieger flyer + Abwehr defense + Kanonen cannons] (1938) 1: antiaircraft guns …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLAK — flak BrE AmE flæk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JACKET — / ˈdʒækɪt; NAmE / noun 1. a piece of clothing worn on the top half of the body over a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLAK — (also flack ) / flæk; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. guns on the ground that are shooting at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JACKET — jack ‧ et S2 W3 /ˈdʒækət, ˈdʒækɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: jaquet …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLAK — flak BrE AmE , flack /flæk/ noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: German ; Origin: FLiegerAbwehrKanone 'flyer defence guns' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JACKET — n. & v. --n. 1 a a sleeved short outer garment. b a thing worn esp. round the torso for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JACKET — n. & v. n. 1 a a sleeved short outer garment. b a thing worn esp. round the torso for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLAK — n. (also flack) 1 anti-aircraft fire. 2 adverse criticism; abuse. flak jacket a protective jacket of heavy camouflage fabric reinforced …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JACKET — n. & v. --n. 1. a a sleeved short outer garment. b a thing worn esp. round the torso for …
Oxford English vocab
FLAK — n. (also flack) 1. anti-aircraft fire. 2 adverse criticism; abuse. Phrases and idioms: flak jacket a protective jacket of heavy …
Oxford English vocab
JACKET — ( jackets) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A jacket is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLAK — If you get a lot of flak from someone, they criticize you severely. If you take the flak , you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JACKET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baked/jacket potato (= cooked in its skin ) ▪ We cooked baked potatoes in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLAK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES flak jacket COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN jacket ▪ Tucking himself into a ball of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JACKET — [noun] [C] - a short coata leather/denim/tweed/waxed/ski/army jacketThe keys are in my jacket pocket.See picture: Coats and jacketsA jacket is …
Cambridge English vocab
FLAK — (FIRING OF GUNS), flack [noun] [U] - firing of guns from the ground aimed at enemy aircraftThey flew into heavy …
Cambridge English vocab
JACKET — Synonyms and related words : Eton jacket, Leatherette, Leatheroid, Mao jacket, Smyth sewing, backing, bandage, bandaging, bark, bibliopegy, binder, binder …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
JACKET — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fitted , tailored ▪ baggy , loose ▪ heavy , thick ▪ light , lightweight , thin …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FLAK — noun Flak is used before these nouns: ↑ jacket
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FLAK — • ↑ get/take a lot of flak
Longman Activator English vocab
FLAK — n. 25B6; noun my aircraft had been damaged by flak : ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE, shelling, gunfire; bombardment, barrage, salvo, volley. (informal) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLAK — n. flack, criticism, disapproval, censure, abuse, blame, aspersion, complaint(s), disapprobation, condemnation, Colloq brickbats He took a lot of flak from …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FLAK — noun (Business World) (Politics) In business and political jargon, short for flak-catcher: a person employed by an individual or institution …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
JACKET — 1. сущ. 1) короткая верхняя одежда а) куртка Norfolk jacket ≈ широкая куртка с поясом sport амер., sports jacket ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLAK — сущ. 1) а) зенитная артиллерия б) огонь зенитной артиллерии 2) а) оппозиция, сопротивление Syn : opposition, resistance б) критика, неодобрение, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JACKET — jacket.ogg 1. ʹdʒækıt n 1. 1> куртка; тужурка; жакет; пиджак dinner jacket - смокинг 2> шёлковая блуза жокея 3> ист. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLAK — flak.ogg flæk n ( pl без измен.) 1. зенитная артиллерия 2. зенитный огонь 3. амер. 1> разнос; словесный огонь to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JACKET — 1) оболочка; обшивка; облицовка; кожух; чехол; рубашка || обшивать; облицовывать; покрывать 2) конверт ( для гибкого диска ) 3) жакет …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
JACKET — 1) оболочка; обшивка; облицовка; кожух; чехол; рубашка || обшивать; облицовывать; покрывать 2) конверт (для гибкого диска) 3) жакет (литейной формы) 4) капот (двигателя) 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
JACKET — 1) жакет 2) жилет 3) кожух 4) куртка 5) курточка 6) маншон 7) оболочка 8) рубашка 9) суперобложка 10) чехол • water jacket space — полость водяной рубашки - blast-furnace jacket - bosh …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
JACKET — jacket сущ.1) короткая верхняя одежда а) куртка Norfolk jacket — широкая куртка с поясом sport амер., sports jacket — спортивная …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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