face guard
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3.9
- noun
- US
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máscara facial
- And in the plastic face guards of the soldiers' helmets, he sees his own reflection, expanding and contracting, over and over again.
- wear a face guard
Examples
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Arien stared through his face guard.
Fiction book (2000) -
American border patrol officers can easily equip themselves with bulletproof helmets and plexiglass face guards!
Blog text (27) -
Arien pushed himself up and pulled grass out of his face guard.
Fiction book (2000) -
The policemen wore hard-mirrored face guards over impassive faces.
Fiction book (2000) -
She snapped the face guard in place over his chin before strapping on the breastplate.
Fiction book (1995) -
He turned it, and above the face guard, Bernardino, Harmon, and Broncho's concerned expressions floated.
Fiction book (2000) -
The player adjusted his helmet, ensuring that the face guard was securely in place.
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Before stepping onto the field, the coach reminded everyone to double-check their face guards for safety.
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The young athlete felt safer knowing the face guard on his helmet would protect him during the game.
Synonyms
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1.8
A protective covering worn over the face in sports to prevent injury
A protective face guard made of metal bars used by the catcher in baseball or softball
A protective face cover made of mesh worn in fencing
A protective face covering made of wire mesh worn by someone who fences to stop sword hits
The part of a mask that covers and fits over the face
How Protective
- US
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'face guard' is a literal composition of 'face' (the front part of the head) and 'guard' (a protective cover), so its meaning as a protective device for the face is directly inferable. This straightforward, concrete noun-formation follows common, cross-linguistic composition patterns and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Face guard comes from a simple picture: a guard fixed to the front of a helmet to cover the player's face. Early versions were strong metal bars or a wire mesh, so the name now means 'a strong wire mesh attached to the front of a football helmet to protect the player's face'.