flak jacket
noun
: a jacket containing metal plates for protection against flak
broadly
: a bulletproof vest
called also flak vest
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The tradition—with the old flak jacket, and with the new yellow number—is for an outgoing secretary to leave notes in the pocket for her successors.
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Jane Thier, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
When the troops reached him, his body was found with a weapon, a flak jacket and 40,000 shekels ($10,731.63) as well as various documents that suggested he was forced to shift location as the Israeli search closed around him.
—James MacKenzie, Reuters, 18 Oct. 2024
The tournament’s obstacles — like wearing a flak jacket and a helmet — are designed to help civilians better understand what the troops endure.
—Su Bacon, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
Noboa, wearing a helmet and a flak jacket, stood silently for a moment and contemplated the detainees.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Jane Thier, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
When the troops reached him, his body was found with a weapon, a flak jacket and 40,000 shekels ($10,731.63) as well as various documents that suggested he was forced to shift location as the Israeli search closed around him.
—James MacKenzie, Reuters, 18 Oct. 2024
The tournament’s obstacles — like wearing a flak jacket and a helmet — are designed to help civilians better understand what the troops endure.
—Su Bacon, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
Noboa, wearing a helmet and a flak jacket, stood silently for a moment and contemplated the detainees.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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“Flak jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flak%20jacket. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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