Definition of balaclava in English:
balaclava
(also balaclava helmet)
nounˌbaləˈklɑːvəˌbæləˈklɑvə
A close-fitting garment covering the whole head and neck except for parts of the face, typically made of wool.
- The men, one wearing a baseball cap and the other a balaclava, got out and used a baton to smash the passenger side window of the Corsa.
- The raiders are described as white and were wearing black clothes, balaclavas and gloves.
- Detectives say the attacker was tall and slim and wearing a dark knitted balaclava and a baseball cap which may have had a silver peak.
- The offenders were wearing balaclavas, scarves or hoods pulled down to cover their faces.
- The gunman, who wore a balaclava and a black bomber jacket, ran out of the house and fled the area, initially on foot.
- He was wearing a dark balaclava, dark coat, blue denim jeans and white trainers.
- The gunman wore a light blue tracksuit and a balaclava of the same colour with the eyes and mouth cut out.
- Three men, wearing boilersuits and balaclavas, were involved in the raid, which left a security guard slightly injured.
- Should councils be allowed to stop people wearing hoods and balaclavas?
- Police patrols in south Manchester will force suspicious characters to remove balaclavas and hoods after a teenager was shot and killed.
- The man with the gun, clad from head to toe in black clothing and wearing a balaclava underneath the hood of his coat, asked for money.
- They were all wearing balaclavas, dark close-fitting clothes and short bomber-style jackets.
- Our costumes would be SAS uniforms, with balaclavas to hide our faces.
- Gardaí said the assailants wore balaclavas and motorcycle helmets and made their getaway on a black motorcycle.
- Actually, the faces were barely visible - just the eyes through the slits in the woollen balaclavas they wore.
- I wear a balaclava under my helmet: the assistant then refused to serve me because they couldn't see my face.
- Do you agree with the policy to make youngsters remove balaclavas or hoods?
- I suppose it could have been some sort of hat rather than a balaclava.
- The team also have no intention of swapping their headscarves for the traditional hats and balaclavas.
- She had just walked out of a beauty salon when she was attacked by six men wearing balaclavas and dark clothing.
Origin
Late 19th century (worn originally by soldiers on active service in the Crimean War): named after the port of Balaclava in the Crimea (see Balaclava, Battle of).
A balaclava was first a type of woollen covering for the head and neck worn by soldiers on active service in the Crimean War (1854), and was named after the village of Balaclava in the Crimea.
Rhymes
Bratislava, carver, cassava, Costa Brava, guava, Java, kava, larva, lava, palaver
Definition of balaclava in US English:
balaclava
(also balaclava helmet)
nounˌbaləˈklävəˌbæləˈklɑvə
British A close-fitting garment covering the whole head and neck except for parts of the face, typically made of wool.
- Detectives say the attacker was tall and slim and wearing a dark knitted balaclava and a baseball cap which may have had a silver peak.
- The offenders were wearing balaclavas, scarves or hoods pulled down to cover their faces.
- Police patrols in south Manchester will force suspicious characters to remove balaclavas and hoods after a teenager was shot and killed.
- Do you agree with the policy to make youngsters remove balaclavas or hoods?
- The team also have no intention of swapping their headscarves for the traditional hats and balaclavas.
- I suppose it could have been some sort of hat rather than a balaclava.
- They were all wearing balaclavas, dark close-fitting clothes and short bomber-style jackets.
- Three men, wearing boilersuits and balaclavas, were involved in the raid, which left a security guard slightly injured.
- Gardaí said the assailants wore balaclavas and motorcycle helmets and made their getaway on a black motorcycle.
- Actually, the faces were barely visible - just the eyes through the slits in the woollen balaclavas they wore.
- The raiders are described as white and were wearing black clothes, balaclavas and gloves.
- The gunman, who wore a balaclava and a black bomber jacket, ran out of the house and fled the area, initially on foot.
- The man with the gun, clad from head to toe in black clothing and wearing a balaclava underneath the hood of his coat, asked for money.
- She had just walked out of a beauty salon when she was attacked by six men wearing balaclavas and dark clothing.
- The men, one wearing a baseball cap and the other a balaclava, got out and used a baton to smash the passenger side window of the Corsa.
- The gunman wore a light blue tracksuit and a balaclava of the same colour with the eyes and mouth cut out.
- Our costumes would be SAS uniforms, with balaclavas to hide our faces.
- I wear a balaclava under my helmet: the assistant then refused to serve me because they couldn't see my face.
- He was wearing a dark balaclava, dark coat, blue denim jeans and white trainers.
- Should councils be allowed to stop people wearing hoods and balaclavas?
Origin
Late 19th century (worn originally by soldiers on active service in the Crimean War): named after the port of Balaclava in the Crimea (see Balaclava, Battle of).