"steel pot helmet" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-steel pot helmet.ogg [Australia] Forms: steel pot helmets [plural]
Etymology: From the helmet's steel construction and pot-like appearance. Head templates: {{en-noun}} steel pot helmet (plural steel pot helmets)
  1. (military, slang) a style of soldier's helmet resembling the helmet used by U.S. soldiery from WWII and the Korean and American-Vietnam Wars. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: steel pot [abbreviation] Related terms: washbasin helmet, coal scuttle helmet
    Sense id: en-steel_pot_helmet-en-noun-9Zjgd8gl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

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