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单词 balaclava
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balaclava

(bæləklɑːvə)
Word forms: plural balaclavas
countable noun
A balaclava is a tight woollen hood that covers every part of your head except your face.

Balaclava in British English

or Balaclava helmet (ˌbæləˈklɑːvə)
noun
(often not capitals)
a close-fitting woollen hood that covers the ears and neck, as originally worn by soldiers in the Crimean War
Word origin
C19: named after Balaklava

balaclava in American English

(ˌbɑləˈklɑvə)
noun
a knitted covering for the head and neck, with an opening for the nose and eyes, worn for protection against wind and extreme cold
Word origin
after Balaklava: prob. because worn by soldiers in the Crimean War

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Examples of 'Balaclava' in a sentence
Balaclava

The ban also applies to balaclavas and crash helmets.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Some jockeys wear balaclavas under their helmets and all wear plastic face masks.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Witnesses said that those inside were wearing balaclavas.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
These poor builders have been forced to wear balaclavas to work.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The footage showed the officer wearing a helmet and balaclava and appeared to show that his shoulder identification numbers were obscured.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In Ireland he was seen to don a balaclava and urge demonstrators to push through police lines.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She kept a low profile by covering as much of her face as possible beneath her balaclava and helmet, right.
The Sun (2012)
The mum said yesterday: 'Two men came in wearing balaclavas.
The Sun (2014)
He was thwarted by police in balaclava helmets, who began surrounding his flat at 3am that day.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's what Dan Stott paid for that big oil portrait of Balaclava 's Belinda and her nineteen piglets.
MacLeod, Charlotte SOMETHING IN THE WATER
The name is Bevan - Agnes Bevan - an old lady who was living with her daughter at 14 Balaclava Street.
Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE
Inkerman and Balaclava were also commemorated in the terraced cottages of the town.
Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE

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