hard hat
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On a recent weekday, a parade of construction workers in hard hats and reflective vests shuffled into a century-old brick mill building on the banks of the Nashua River, carrying tools and clipboards. — Dan Adams, BostonGlobe.com, "The hidden, high-tech world of communications at Fenway Park," 10 July 2018 What to Do Explore Harrison's Cave Located dead center on the island, this limestone cave features deep pools, stunning waterfalls, and a tram so visitors can don a hard hat and roll along on a one-tour tour. — Kaitlin Menza, Town & Country, "The Best Things to Do, Eat, and See in Barbados," 15 Nov. 2018 The attacker or attackers left behind sunglasses, a wig, and a construction hard hat. — Travis Fedschun, Fox News, "Cold case killing of Virginia State Trooper prompts new plea from officer's daughter, reward from FBI," 27 Sep. 2018 Players practically need to don a hard hat to get to the locker room, with a massive renovation of the football section of the building going on. — Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: 5 takeaways from Colts GM Chris Ballard's presser," 20 Apr. 2018 Applying artificial intelligence to the field won’t bring robots in hard hats, at least not anytime soon. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Can artificial intelligence change construction?," 12 Oct. 2018 Police photographs obtained by the AP showed the officers in hard hats and light green raincoats talking with the villagers outside of what appears to be the concrete chapel and nearby bunkhouse, with piles of sandbags nearby. — Aaron Favila, The Seattle Times, "Philippine policeman: Villagers refused advice to flee storm," 18 Sep. 2018 When his final fastball caught the outside corner, Danny took off his hard hat like a construction worker at the end of a shift. — David Haugh, The Seattle Times, "Laughter, optimism surround ex-Mariner Danny Farquhar after brain aneurysm," 17 July 2018 When his final fastball caught the outside corner, Danny took off his hard hat like a construction worker at the end of a shift, wiped his brow and took three deep breaths. — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, "Operating on Danny Farquhar's brain didn't change what was in White Sox pitcher's heart," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hard hat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hard hat
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English Language Learners Definition of hard hat
: a hat that is worn by workers at a building site to protect their heads from falling objects
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