balaclava
noun
bal·a·cla·va
ˌba-lə-ˈklä-və 
-ˈkla-
-ˈkla-
: a knit cap for the head and neck
called also balaclava helmet
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Police said there are three male suspects, and that one had been seen fleeing the scene in a silver car while wearing a black balaclava.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Police said the suspect was wearing a black balaclava mask and was seen driving away in a silver car, CBC reported.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Longer gaiters can be tied up into a beanie or wrapped around the bottom of your face as a balaclava.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
Fellows wore an Immigration and Customs Enforcement windbreaker and a black balaclava.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Police said the suspect was wearing a black balaclava mask and was seen driving away in a silver car, CBC reported.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Mar. 2025
Longer gaiters can be tied up into a beanie or wrapped around the bottom of your face as a balaclava.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
Fellows wore an Immigration and Customs Enforcement windbreaker and a black balaclava.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Balaclava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balaclava. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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