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bulletproof armor

bulletproof armor

[′bu̇l·ət‚prüf ′är·mər]
(ordnance)
Light, homogeneous, hard armor plate, having a Brinell hardness of 400 to 475, resistant to small-caliber armor-piercing bullets.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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