balaclava

noun

bal·a·cla·va ˌba-lə-ˈklä-və

-ˈkla-

: a knit cap for the head and neck

called also balaclava helmet

Examples of balaclava in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In near darkness, drone bodies, followed by wings, are loaded three per truck by men whose faces are totally covered by balaclavas, and strapped down, ready to be taken to their launch sites. —

Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024 The front rows of Paris are all about the splash, so she’s topped the outfit with a lovingly knitted and very-well-trimmed yet ominous SWAT team balaclava/mask, in jet black, made by the brand itself. —

Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 Rather, the point is that Vetements, one of the more entertainingly edgy houses, is now retailing their own designs of Ye-style/SWAT team balaclava masks for public events, a textbook example of how, in fashion, nothing ever goes to waste. —

Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 At the Vetements runway show in the French capital on Friday (Sept. 27), the pop star sported a black balaclava that covered her entire head, minus cutouts for her eyes, mouth and glitzy earrings. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for balaclava

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