helmet : Idioms & Phrases

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balaclava helmet

  • noun a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
    balaclava.
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batting helmet

  • noun a helmet worn by the batter in baseball
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crash helmet

  • noun a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles; protects the head in case of accidents
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football helmet

  • noun a padded helmet with a face mask to protect the head of football players
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gas helmet

  • noun a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
    respirator; gasmask.
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Helmet beetle

  • (Zoöl.), a leaf-eating beetle of the family Chrysomelidæ, having a short, broad, and flattened body. Many species are known.
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helmet flower

  • noun a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
    monkshood; Aconitum napellus; helmetflower.
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helmet orchid

  • noun any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
    greenhood.
  • noun any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
    helmetflower.
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Helmet shell

  • (Zoöl.), one of many species of tropical marine univalve shells belonging to Cassis and allied genera. Many of them are large and handsome; several are used for cutting as cameos, and hence are called cameo shells. See King conch.
Webster 1913

Helmet shrike

  • (Zoöl.), an African wood shrike of the genus Prionodon, having a large crest.
Webster 1913

helmet-shaped

  • adjective satellite having the convex shape of a helmet
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Hel"met-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate.
Webster 1913

pith helmet

  • noun a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
    topee; pith helmet; topi; pith hat.
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space helmet

  • noun a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
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sun helmet

  • noun a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
    topee; pith helmet; topi; pith hat.
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Tilting helmet

  • a helmet of large size and unusual weight and strength, worn at tilts.
Webster 1913