: a jacket containing metal plates for protection against flak
broadly: a bulletproof vest
called alsoflak vest
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe short ride that takes President Biden from Jerusalem to Bethlehem passes an enormous mural of a smiling woman, wearing a flak jacket, yellow paint giving highlights to her chestnut hair.Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 Don't go to a school board meeting without a flak jacket and your head on a swivel. W. Kamau Bell, CNN, 8 July 2022 At least one priest holds up to five masses each Sunday, strapping on a flak jacket and driving the sacrament from church to church. Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 The army said that because no soldiers were hurt that day, the gunmen might have been referring to Abu Akleh, who was wearing a protective helmet and flak jacket. Josef Federman, BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2022 On the flight back from Poland, a woman from Texas saw the service patches on Graham’s flak jacket and struck up conversation. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2022 A few weeks ago, as Kovalyov planned logistics for another reporter traveling to Kyiv, Baulina, then in Warsaw, focused on arranging a handoff of a flak jacket and helmet for a colleague already on the ground.Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 Cable-news networks immediately went to live reports with correspondents on the ground in Ukraine; CNN reporter Matthew Chance tugged on a flak jacket and donned a helmet while reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022 As Captain Ball walked into the crowd, still talking, Corporal Lopez put his hand on his flak jacket.New York Times, 7 Nov. 2021 See More