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antistab

antistab adjective: protecting against stabbing attacks.

Adjective

antistab (not comparable)

  1. Protecting against stabbing attacks.
    • They dressed officers with new, military-style uniforms, gave them antistab vests and equipped them with equipment like extendable metal batons and clubs that turn into handcuffs.2009 May 31, Sarah Lyall, “Critics Assail British Police for Harsh Tactics During the G-20 Summit Meeting”, in New York Times

Origin of antistab

From anti- + stab.

Questions about antistab

What does antistab mean?
Antistab means protecting against stabbing attacks.
What part of speech is antistab?
Antistab is an adjective.

Words near antistab in the dictionary

  1. antisquarks
  2. antisquatter
  3. antisquatting
  4. antisquawk
  5. antisquirrel
  6. antistab
  7. antistability
  8. antistable
  9. antistacking
  10. antistadholder
  11. antistadholderian

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