tin helmet

Frequency: 2.50.5 per million words

A colloquial term for a steel helmet, especially a WWI-era one.

helmetADJECTIVE + NOUN

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tin

Examples (10)

  • The soldier adjusted his tin helmet before the barrage began.
  • We discovered a rusty tin helmet from the First World War.
  • The heavy tin helmet offered limited protection against modern weapons.
  • Raindrops made a rhythmic sound against his tin helmet.
  • My grandfather proudly displayed his old tin helmet on the shelf.
  • She felt ridiculous wearing the oversized tin helmet.
  • The strap of the tin helmet rubbed against his chin.
  • A discarded tin helmet lay half-buried in the mud.
  • You really need a tin helmet with all this debris falling.
  • The museum curator carefully handled the fragile tin helmet.