protective gear

  • 1gear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in a vehicle ADJECTIVE ▪ bottom, top (both BrE) ▪ She was driving along in top gear. ▪ high, low ▪ first …

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  • 2gear — 1 noun 1 IN CARS ETC (C, U) the machinery in a vehicle that turns power from the engine into movement: The new model has five forward gears. | driving cautiously along in third gear | bottom gear BrE low gear AmE (=the gear used for driving… …

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  • 3gear — ▪ I. gear gear 1 [gɪə ǁ gɪr] noun [uncountable] 1. special equipment or clothing used for a particular purpose: • We manufacture airplane landing gear and other aerospace parts. • Police in riot gear (= special clothing that protects them if they …

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  • 4protective — pro‧tec‧tive [prəˈtektɪv] adjective [only before a noun] 1. protective actions, measures, laws etc are designed to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, negative influences etc: • The company has armed itself with protective barriers …

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  • 5gear-case — gearˈ case noun A protective case for the gearing of a bicycle, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑gear …

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  • 6protective — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ become ADVERB ▪ fiercely, highly, very ▪ Lionesses a …

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  • 7protective garment — noun clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury • Hypernyms: ↑clothing, ↑article of clothing, ↑vesture, ↑wear, ↑wearable, ↑habiliment • Hyponyms: ↑apron, ↑ …

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  • 8Personal protective equipment — (PPE) refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garment designed to protect the wearer s body or clothing from injury by electrical hazards, heat, chemicals, and infection, for job related occupational safety and health purposes,… …

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  • 9Motorcycle personal protective equipment — A motorcyclist wearing helmet, gloves, boots and leathers slides along a racetrack after crashing …

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  • 10Bunker gear — [ Common turnout coat and turnout pants (dark with reflective safety stripes on the left) hazmat suit (yellow in the middle) fire proximity suit (silver on the right)] Turnout gear or bunker gear are terms used by many firefighters to refer to… …

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