Definition of bulletproof
1 : impenetrable to bullets bulletproof glass
2 : not subject to correction, alteration, or modification a bulletproof argument
3 : invincible
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Examples of bulletproof in a Sentence
The car has bulletproof windows.
The police officer was wearing a bulletproof vest.
Recent Examples of bulletproof from the Web
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Some of the products banned are for protection like gas masks helmets, and bulletproof vests.
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A shot fired from the gun Salters had taken lodged in a SWAT officer's bulletproof vest, McMahon said in a news briefing that day.
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The federal money comes in the form of grants for things like bulletproof vests or fire trucks.
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Officers are also being encouraged to arrive to work in plainclothes, wear bulletproof vests and travel in pairs.
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Police put on bulletproof vests before leaving a police station to patrol the streets of Medellin, Colombia, Friday, May 26, 2017.
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Sometimes a visual concept for an awards show performance is so bulletproof that the performance itself matters very little.
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Hayashi: The kinds of products that are possible are bulletproof vests or other kinds of body armor or equipment armor.
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BULLETPROOF Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of bulletproof for English Language Learners
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: made to stop bullets from going through
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: made to stop bullets from going through
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