Kevlar
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5.4
- proper noun
- /ˈkɛv.lɑr/
- Specialized
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Kevlar
- The soldier wore a Kevlar vest to protect himself during combat.
- Kevlar fiber
So that's a kind of cool little bonus with the later case and the Kevlar material interacting with the Magsafe products.
- So that's a kind of cool little bonus with the later case and the Kevlar material interacting with the Magsafe products.
- The material we're using in later case, as far as my supplier tells me, is official DuPont Kevlar.
Examples
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The hostages are hustled through the police barricade by a team of Kevlar riot police.
Fiction book (2002) -
Attached to the front of the commando's Kevlar vest are several smoke grenades.
Fiction book (1992) -
We never used to wear Kevlar till l took three in the chest.
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- Hey, this is Kevlar, pal.
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And buy a helmet and some Kevlar.
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You'll wear the Kevlar at all times.
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I totally get now why he's always wearing Kevlar.
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"Then we put on our Kevlar jackets and see what happens," Zavala said.
Fiction book (1999) -
Newman and Biggs, already decked out in Kevlar, meet him.
Fiction book (1993) -
Steps over sprawled bodies, duffel bags, Kevlar helmets, and flak vests on her way to the balcony.
Fiction book (1999)
How Durable
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Kevlar was created as a trade name for a new strong, lightweight fiber and is now used as the name for that material in products like bulletproof vests and helmets.