balaclava
noun
bal·a·cla·va
ˌba-lə-ˈklä-və 
-ˈkla-
-ˈkla-
: a knit cap for the head and neck
called also balaclava helmet
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Video footage obtained by 29 News shows a man being approached and restrained in an unrestricted portion of the courthouse lobby by multiple individuals, one of whom is wearing a full-face balaclava.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
What is the difference between a neck gaiter and a balaclava?
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
Related Articles Investigators believe that the juvenile suspect entered the school wearing a balaclava covering his face and wandered around the campus.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
The victim’s mother said the crooks all wore balaclava masks and attacked her son from behind.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
What is the difference between a neck gaiter and a balaclava?
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
Related Articles Investigators believe that the juvenile suspect entered the school wearing a balaclava covering his face and wandered around the campus.
—Bay City News, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
The victim’s mother said the crooks all wore balaclava masks and attacked her son from behind.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for balaclava
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“Balaclava.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balaclava. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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