(n.) A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver.
(n.) The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form.
(n.) A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a protection from the heat of the sun.
(n.) That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
(n.) The upper part of a retort.
(n.) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
(n.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
Example Sentences:
(1) It follows that he would not allow a biker to give evidence while wearing a crash helmet with the visor down.
(2) The design of motor cycle helmets has been changing over the years and at the present time there are two basic types in popular use: "full-face" and "jet" helmets.
(3) Ultimately, we hope such a program will increase helmet use and consequently reduce morbidity and mortality from head injury in Indiana's children.
(4) The study showed surprising results: in the majority of cases, the helmet does not protect the wearer, but instead intensifies the damage caused by the bullet.
(5) 9.18am GMT Johnson says he does not wear his helmet all the time when he cycles.
(6) The front door is open; outside, a line of police carrying riot helmets files past.
(7) Fifty-seven percent of riders were wearing helmets during the mishap.
(8) The protective performance of the helmet shells, impact absorbing liners, and retention systems were evaluated, and the severity of the impacts sustained by the helmets was simulated in the test laboratory.
(9) Members of the elite police squad wearing helmets came running out of the building and a police union representative at the cordon around the area shouted: "He's dead, he's dead."
(10) Ten subjects took part in the trial in a tropical environment by wearing helmets repeatedly (6 h a day) for one month.
(11) Here's one entry: 1995: The government is full of jack-booted thugs in bucket helmets.
(12) The analysis of the results allowed a conclusion that the latter are concerned with a discoupling effect of substances on oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria of helmets and their host.
(13) To better understand motion in the cervical spine related to helmet wearing and removal, normal volunteers underwent videotaped fluoroscopy during helmet removal and lateral spine X-rays in various positions.
(14) We describe the mechanics of a multifaceted campaign undertaken to alter this situation, involving a coalition of health, bicycle, and helmet industry organizations.
(15) Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, wearing a red helmet, during a tour of the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
(16) This article presents 1990 self-reported data from U.S. students in grades 9-12 regarding the prevalence of three behaviors that reduce the risk for injuries from motor-vehicle crashes-safety-belt use, motorcycle-helmet use, and bicycle-helmet use.
(17) The helmet usage was analyzed in two clinical study populations including 200 injured from the county of Västerbotten from two periods 1979-1980 and 1985-86.
(18) These data support the need for both increased public education regarding helmet use and mandatory helmet use legislation.
(19) The relative frequency of serious head injury was highest for drivers not wearing helmets who were involved in collisions at low or high speeds.
(20) Women's lacrosse is potentially hazardous because, unlike men's lacrosse, helmets and face masks are not required.
Igloo
Definition:
(n.) An Eskimo snow house.
(n.) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice.
Example Sentences:
(1) While many, particularly older Albanians, are unconcerned about the gradual obliteration of the concrete reminders of a brutal, highly militarised regime, others believe the igloo-shaped pillboxes and spacious underground shelters should remain.
(2) So, even after a massive snow fall, we don’t get much time to enjoy its pleasures – digging out igloos once the storm has passed, pretending we’re Laura Ingalls Wilder and trying to make maple candy in the snow , sledding down that one big hill.
(3) The igloo-shaped tents, on the shores of Lake Torassieppi in Finnish Lapland, have one transparent wall facing north for prime sky-gazing.
(4) With temperatures at a pleasantly bearable -1C, some of the crew went on to the ice surrounding the ship in all directions and killed time by making igloos.
(5) Igloo is working with the Homes and Communities Agency on a pilot scheme at Trevenson Park near Pool in Cornwall to provide more than 50 custom-build homes, alongside conventional new-builds.
(6) Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian In the 1960s, a group of Italian artists known as the Arte Povera movement rejected the industrial achievements of Italy's postwar "miracle", choosing instead to make art that was rooted in nature and the fragile human past – casting tree trunks, building igloos.
(7) They suggested householders excavate holes in their living rooms and build “igloo shelters”; the components cost £554 – about £1,500 in today’s money.
(8) He told Grieve: "You would virtually have to be living in an igloo not to know the identity of at least one Premier League footballer who has obtained an injunction.
(9) I'm going to be a lonely old hermit living out in some kind of desert igloo with a couple of robots.'"
(10) The message he wanted the meeting to send out to the Occupy protesters huddling in their igloos was that Davos "gets it".
(11) Your red top drones on about British jobs for British workers, yet your own reporters' pay has been on ice so long it was last seen living in an igloo and hunting seals.
(12) It looks fun: Camp Alphaville (@CampAlphaville) What the heck is an igloo anyway?
(13) Or, as Michael Bruce, the CEO of online estate agent Purplebricks.com, puts it: “Inspiring people to realise their potential.” Worst part of the job: “Too many meetings,” says John Styring, the CEO of Igloo Books.
(14) John Sawyer, head of custom-build at builder Igloo Regeneration, suggests these homes typically offer 10% more space for an average £10,000 less than an equivalent new-build.
(15) The Occupy protesters have set up a camp of igloos in this Swiss Alpine resort attended by prime ministers, central bankers, business people and charitable organisations from across the globe.
(16) The resort also offers igloo-building, skidoo rides and a tour of the slopes on a piste basher.
(17) Its discreet style is inspired by the old Rapa Nui dwellings, which someone described to me as flat-roofed igloos but with grass growing over the top.
(18) This year the protests will be centred on an igloo, which will be home to Occupy the World Economic Forum.