"suicide vest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: suicide vests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} suicide vest (plural suicide vests)
  1. A vest packed with explosives and armed with a detonator, worn by suicide bombers. Categories (topical): Clothing, Explosives, Suicide Related terms: explosive belt, suicide belt Translations (vest with explosives, worn by suicide bombers): Sprengstoffweste [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-suicide_vest-en-noun-D1eCfsMg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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