stab vestnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstæb ˌvest//ˈstæb ˌvest/also stab jacketa piece of clothing worn on the top half of a police officer's body, made from a material that will protect them if they are stabbed (= attacked with a knife)
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Protective clothing
- apron
- boiler suit
- chaps
- coveralls
- crash helmet
- cycle helmet
- hard hat
- helmet
- helmeted
- jockstrap
- life jacket
- pinafore
- pinny
- pith helmet
- potholder
- respirator
- smock
- tin hat
- topee
- visor
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