(balaclava)

  • 1Balaclava — 44°30′N 33°36′E / 44.5, 33.6 …

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  • 2balaclava — n. close fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face. Syn: balaclava helmet. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 3balaclava — woolen head covering, especially worn by soldiers, evidently named for village near Sebastopol, Russia, site of a battle Oct. 25, 1854, in the Crimean War. But the term (originally Balaclava helmet) does not appear before 1881 and seems to have… …

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  • 4balaclava — s. f. Gorro de malha justo, que cobre a cabeça até ao pescoço ou até aos ombros, por vezes apenas com abertura para os olhos, para olhos e nariz ou para olhos, nariz e boca, geralmente usado para proteção por montanhistas, esquiadores, pilotos,… …

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  • 5balaclava — ► NOUN ▪ a close fitting woollen hat covering the head and encircling the neck. ORIGIN named after the village of Balaclava in the Crimea: the hat was worn originally by soldiers in the Crimean War …

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  • 6balaclava — [bäl΄ə klä′və] n. [after BALAKLAVA: prob. because worn by soldiers in the Crimean War] a knitted covering for the head and neck, with an opening for the nose and eyes, worn for protection against wind and extreme cold: also balaclava helmet …

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  • 7Balaclava — Places: *Balaklava, a town in the Crimea, Ukraine, site of the Battle of Balaclava of the Crimean War *Balaklava, South Australia *Balaklava, a small town in the Cockpit County in central Jamaica *Balaclava, County Durham, County Durham, England… …

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  • 8Balaclava — 1 Original name in latin Balaclava Name in other language State code AU Continent/City Australia/Melbourne longitude 37.86916 latitude 144.99773 altitude 17 Population 5035 Date 2011 08 26 2 Original name in latin Balaclava Name in other language …

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  • 9balaclava — noun Etymology: Balaclava, Crimea, site of a British encampment during the Crimean War Date: 1941 a knit cap for the head and neck called also balaclava helmet …

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  • 10balaclava — UK [ˌbæləˈklɑːvə] / US [ˌbæləˈklɑvə] noun [countable] Word forms balaclava : singular balaclava plural balaclavas a warm hat that covers your head, neck, and usually all of your face except your eyes …

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