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bulletproof

[ bool-it-proof ]

adjective

  1. (of vehicles, glass, clothing, etc.) capable of resisting or absorbing the impact of a bullet.
  2. Informal. safe from failure; without errors or shortcomings and beyond criticism:

    a bulletproof system; a bulletproof budget.



verb (used with object)

  1. to make (something) bulletproof.

bulletproof

/ ˈʊɪˌː /

adjective

  1. not penetrable by bullets

    bulletproof glass

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make bulletproof
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bulletproof1

First recorded in 1855–60; bullet + -proof
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Its founding president, Dr. Co Pham, wore a bulletproof vest at his medical practice because of threats stemming from his stance that better business relations could bring freedom to his homeland.

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The officer wrote in the complaint that Mongols leaders maintain an “arsenal” of assault rifles, handguns, shotguns, knives and bulletproof vests in their downtown Los Angeles headquarters.

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The state allows witnesses to observe the death from behind bulletproof glass, but the executioners are hidden from view to protect their identities.

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Parts of their video showed law enforcement officers in bulletproof vests posted outside a stucco apartment building with their faces covered.

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"His reputation might be in tatters within certain circles, but commercially, he remains bulletproof," says Borkowski.

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