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🚗 Making safe from bullets 🛡️ Making very strong 🛡️ To make secure
bulletproofing

bulletproofing

1 5.0
Work to make something resistant to bullets for protection
  • noun
  • /ˈbʊlɪtˌpruːfɪŋ/
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  • They are investing in bulletproofing their new headquarters.

Examples

  • After bulletproofing the windows, the bank felt much safer against potential threats.

  • The bulletproofing of the vehicle was completed last week.

  • The company specializes in bulletproofing vehicles for security purposes.

  • Advances in bulletproofing technology have made protective gear lighter and more effective.

  • The military uses bulletproofing to ensure that their vehicles can withstand gunfire during combat.

  • Many buildings in high-crime areas undergo bulletproofing to protect the occupants from potential shootings.

  • The security team decided to invest in bulletproofing the windows to improve safety at the event.

Synonyms

armoring
vsbulletproofing
  • US
4.7

A protective layer added to something to stop damage

is the targeted process making items resistant specifically to bullets

Antonyms

vulnerability
156 5.1

A state of being easily harmed physically or emotionally

weakening
3.2

A process that makes a person or thing less strong

How Protective

bulletproofing
1 5.0
armoring
  • US
1 4.9
reinforcement
108 3.9
padding
25 2.7
covering
8 1.5

Surface Forms

bulletproofing singular
bulletproofings plural

Morphology

bulletproofing = bulletproof (transparent) = bullet + proof + ing

Formed by adding '-ing' to the transparent compound 'bulletproof' meaning resistant to bullets, yielding the process or action of making resistant.

Etymology

Bulletproofing comes from the words bullet and proof, where proof means 'strong against' as in waterproof. So, bulletproofing is the process of making something able to stop bullets and keep people safe.