as in hoods
a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmets
The cylindrical style of the lens is classic, looks sharp, and fits well with a variety of helmets.
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Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
Ages twelve and up are welcome and participants must bring their helmets and bicycles.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
When the bulls came out, the competitors traded their cowboy hats for padded helmets.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
This year, Notre Dame’s gold helmets will clash with the Indiana Hoosiers’ crimson and cream in a first-round game that will not only be to advance in the playoffs but also for home state supremacy.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
The BFFs attended an equestrian team dressage event in style, each donning matching riding helmets, jackets, white pants and coordinated sunglasses.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Wildfire safety goes underground On a temperate, clear morning in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Placerville in October, a PG&E construction crew donned yellow jackets and safety helmets and went about the work of burying power lines along a narrow, wooded road.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
Throughout the next 30 years, the FIA added stringent safety equipment, including roll hoops on cars, a head and neck support device, and improved helmets.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
It can be mounted on helmets to capture adventures hand-free and automatically creates highlight reels of their best moments.
—Kristin Canning, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
Ages twelve and up are welcome and participants must bring their helmets and bicycles.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
When the bulls came out, the competitors traded their cowboy hats for padded helmets.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
This year, Notre Dame’s gold helmets will clash with the Indiana Hoosiers’ crimson and cream in a first-round game that will not only be to advance in the playoffs but also for home state supremacy.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
The BFFs attended an equestrian team dressage event in style, each donning matching riding helmets, jackets, white pants and coordinated sunglasses.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Wildfire safety goes underground On a temperate, clear morning in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of Placerville in October, a PG&E construction crew donned yellow jackets and safety helmets and went about the work of burying power lines along a narrow, wooded road.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
Throughout the next 30 years, the FIA added stringent safety equipment, including roll hoops on cars, a head and neck support device, and improved helmets.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
It can be mounted on helmets to capture adventures hand-free and automatically creates highlight reels of their best moments.
—Kristin Canning, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Helmets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmets. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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