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hard hat

hard hat noun: a helmet, usually made from rigid plastic, used on construction sites to protect the head from falling objects.

hard hat: a helmet, usually made from rigid plastic, used on construction sites to protect the head from...
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Noun

hard hat (plural hard hats)

  1. A helmet, usually made from rigid plastic, used on construction sites to protect the head from falling objects.
    • My enthusiasm wasn't exactly suppressed - my father had worked for British Rail's property department, and one of my earliest memories was walking around the forlorn buildings at Old Oak Common depot wearing his oversized BR hard hat.2020 May 6, Tim Dunn, “The Architecture The Railways Built”, in Rail, page 72

hard hat meaning in Tamil and Persian

hard hat in Tamil

கடின தலையணி

hard hat in Persian

construction helmet
کاسک kâsk

Synonyms of hard hat

Forms of hard hat

pluralhard hats
alternative formhardhat

Questions about hard hat

What does hard hat mean?
Hard hat means a helmet, usually made from rigid plastic, used on construction sites to protect the head from falling objects.
What is hard hat in Tamil?
Hard hat in Tamil is கடின தலையணி. See Hard hat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hard hat?
Hard hat is a noun.
What is the plural of hard hat?
The plural of hard hat is hard hats.

Words near hard hat in the dictionary

  1. hard goods
  2. hard gs
  3. hard hand
  4. hard handed
  5. hard hands
  6. hard hat
  7. hard hats
  8. hard head
  9. hard heads
  10. hard hit
  11. hard inquiries

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