flak jacket

noun

1. U.S. Air Force. an armored garment made of steel plates covered by a padded fabric, designed to protect vital parts of the body from shrapnel.
2. a protective vest, especially one that is bulletproof.

flak jacket

noun

1. a reinforced sleeveless jacket for protection against gunfire or shrapnel worn by soldiers, policemen, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of flak jacket¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

While a U.S.-led coalition focused on airstrikes, several ground victories by Iraqi forces featured photographs of Soleimani leading them without a flak jacket.

From Seattle Times

Wearing a bluish flak jacket emblazoned with the word “Press,” she was recently in a Rafah refugee camp reporting on the lack of women’s sanitary products.

From Los Angeles Times

Wearing a flak jacket, he toured Kfar Aza, an Israeli kibbutz where dozens of people were killed during the Hamas terrorist attack on Oct.

From New York Times

His office issued photos afterwards showing him in a helmet and flak jacket meeting soldiers and commanders.

From Reuters

Earlier Cameron, wearing a flak jacket, toured damaged buildings in Kibbutz Be'eri in southern Israel with his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen, telling reporters he had "heard things and seen things that obviously I will never forget".

From Reuters