flak jacket

noun

: a jacket containing metal plates for protection against flak

broadly : a bulletproof vest

called also flak vest

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The tradition—with the old flak jacket, and with the new yellow number—is for an outgoing secretary to leave notes in the pocket for her successors. —

Jane Thier, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024 When the troops reached him, his body was found with a weapon, a flak jacket and 40,000 shekels ($10,731.63) as well as various documents that suggested he was forced to shift location as the Israeli search closed around him. —

James MacKenzie, Reuters, 18 Oct. 2024 The tournament’s obstacles — like wearing a flak jacket and a helmet — are designed to help civilians better understand what the troops endure. —

Su Bacon, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024 Noboa, wearing a helmet and a flak jacket, stood silently for a moment and contemplated the detainees. —

Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for flak jacket