balaclava
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British, America) IPA: /ˌbæl.əˈklɑː.və/, /ˌbɑː.ləˈklɑː.və/
balaclava (plural balaclavas)
- A warm cap shielding the neck and head, often made out of wool.
- (chiefly, Canada) A ski mask with holes for the eyes and, sometimes, the nose and mouth, which may be rolled up and worn like a toque or pulled over the face for greater protection.
- 1969, "Robbed seven banks, Balaclava Bill given 15-year term in jail," Globe and Mail (Toronto), 10 Jan., p. 1,
- George Ronald Waite, 33, known as Balaclava Bill because of the dark blue woollen hood he wore while robbing seven banks of $46,200 over the past two years, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in Kingston Penitentiary.
- 1969, "Robbed seven banks, Balaclava Bill given 15-year term in jail," Globe and Mail (Toronto), 10 Jan., p. 1,
- French: passe-montagne, cagoule
- German: Sturmhaube, Sturmmaske, Skimaske (all common); Biwakmütze, Balaklava (both less common)
- Italian: passamontagna
- Portuguese: balaclava
- Russian: вя́заный шлем
- Spanish: pasamontañas
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