crash helmet

noun

Definition of crash helmet

: a helmet that is worn (as by motorcyclists) as protection for the head in the event of an accident

Examples of crash helmet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He was dressed in a hospital gown, crash helmet and boots. — Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 28 Jan. 2021 View finders, designed to get close to the crash helmet, aid focusing. — James Joseph, Popular Mechanics, 31 Dec. 2020 As if this wasn't enough, the jetographer is burdened by his crash helmet which makes view-finding tough. — James Joseph, Popular Mechanics, 31 Dec. 2020 Fully unleashed, the Black Series's engine delivers predictably forceful longitudinal loadings, combining organ-sloshing G-forces with a soundtrack that, even experienced through the insulation of a crash helmet, comes close to being painful. — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 4 Oct. 2020 Her crew: five grim gladiators in crash helmets, the new face of the America's Cup. — Luke O'brien, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2013 Motorbike boots, jeans, leather jacket, holding a crash helmet, slightly greying hair tucked behind his ears. — Longreads, 15 June 2018 But because today’s risk-averse middle-class parents put crash helmets on their tykes riding tricycles, football participation will skew to the uninformed and economically desperate. — George Will, National Review, 2 Sep. 2017

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