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Body armor

LC control no.sh2002006047
Topical headingBody armor
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Variant(s)Armored vests
Ballistic vests
Bullet-proof vests
Bulletproof vests
Flak jackets
Jackets, Flak
Protective vests (Body armor)
Vests, Bulletproof
See alsoArmor
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Found inWork cat.: The spider [VR]: textile technology, c1998: container (bullet-proof vests)
Dupuy, T.N. Dictionary of military terms, 1986: p. 92 (flak jacket, a jacket or vest of heavy fabric containing metal or other bulletproof plates)
The encyclopedia of police science, 1995: p. 310 (soft body armor)
Fay, J. The police dictionary and encyclopedia, c1988 (body armor, a device often called a bulletproof vest)
Luttwak, E. The dictionary of modern war, c1991 (armor, body)
OCLC, Feb. 19, 2002 (titles: ballistic vests; body armor; body armour; bullet proof vests; bullet-proof vests; bulletproof vests; flak jackets)
Philbin, T. Cop speak, c1996: p. 28 (bulletproof vest, popularly known as body armor among police officers)
Nat. crim. justice thesaurus (body armor UF Armored vests; Ballistic riot jackets; Bullet proof vests; Protective vests)
Not found inDepartment of Defense dictionary of military and associated terms, 1984