torso back protective armour
1armour — /ahr meuhr/, n. Chiefly Brit. armor. Usage. See our. * * * or body armour Protective clothing that can shield the wearer from weapons and projectiles. By extension, armour is also protective covering for animals, vehicles, and so on. Prehistoric… …
2Armour — /ahr meuhr/, n. Philip Danforth /dan fawrth, fohrth/, 1832 1901, U.S. meat packing industrialist. * * * or body armour Protective clothing that can shield the wearer from weapons and projectiles. By extension, armour is also protective covering… …
3Motorcycle personal protective equipment — A motorcyclist wearing helmet, gloves, boots and leathers slides along a racetrack after crashing …
4Osprey body armour — is a system of body armour used by the British Armed Forces. The system is in its fourth iteration following extensive development and engagement with front line users. Osprey body armour fully undone. The wrap around fasteners clearly visible on …
5Bōgu — nihongo|Bōgu|防具 is specially developed protective armour used in a number of Japanese martial arts, most notably kendo and naginata .A set of bogu consists of: *nihongo| men |面|めん facemask and shoulder protector (helmet); *nihongo| dō |胴|どう:… …
6The Establishment (comics) — Superteambox imagesize=250 caption=The Establishment #1 team name=The Establishment publisher=Wildstorm debut=The Authority #24 (July, 2001) creators=Ian Edginton Charlie Adlard base=Nowhere members=Jon Drake, Mister Pharmacist, Equus, Scarlet,… …
7Hellenistic Age — In the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, the period between the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC) and the conquest of Egypt by Rome (30 BC). Alexander and his successors established Greek monarchies that controlled the area from… …
8bulletproof vest — protective covering worn to protect the torso against bullets. Metal body armour fell into disuse in the 16th and 17th centuries, partly because armour that was effective against bullets was too heavy to be practical. Modern body… …
9Ballistic vest — A ballistic vest is an item of protective clothing that absorbs the impact from gun fired projectiles and shrapnel fragments from explosion. This protection is for the torso. Soft vests are made from many layers of woven or laminated fibers and… …
10military technology — Introduction range of weapons, equipment, structures, and vehicles used specifically for the purpose of fighting. It includes the knowledge required to construct such technology, to employ it in combat, and to repair and replenish it.… …
