football helmet
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈfʊtbɔːl ˈhɛlmɪt/
- US
:
casco de fútbol americano
- The coach insisted that every player wear a football helmet during practice to prevent injuries.
- wear a football helmet
- put on a football helmet
- football helmet manufacturer
Examples
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Well, my old football helmet had saved me a couple of times.
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Harlan has donned a vintage football helmet and pads.
Fiction book (2002) -
I had to wear a football helmet.
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This is a brown football helmet.
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I'll buy him a football helmet.
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He's much too young for a football helmet.
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I've gotta get that football helmet.
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Where's my football helmet?
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I buy Len a football helmet, a baseball glove, an aquarium, and a set of encyclopedias.
Fiction book (1993) -
Six SU football helmets, signed by players and coaches, were handed out to various members of the 10th Mountain Division and post commander, Maj. Gen. Mark Milley.
Blog text (17)
Synonyms
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1.0
A hard or padded hat that protects the head from injury
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3.7
Items like hats worn on the head for protection, decoration, or ceremony
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5.8
A strong covering worn on the head to protect it
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: 'football' specifies the activity and 'helmet' names a protective head covering, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a helmet used for football. This noun–noun construction follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (type of X), making the meaning immediately derivable, despite dialectal differences in what 'football' refers to.
Etymology
Football helmet The compound noun football helmet comes from the game football and the protective helmet players wear. Imagine a hard, padded hat with a face mask on the field that protects the head, so the phrase means 'the helmet players wear in American football'.