helmet
A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
Other meanings
en Such a helm when placed above a shield on a coat of arms.
That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
A kind of
- armor plate
Kinds of helmet
- casque
Related words
- balaclava helmet
- beer helmet
- behelmeted
- bicycle helmet
- blue helmet
- blue-helmet
- close helmet
- coal scuttle helmet
- combat helmet
- construction helmet
- Corinthian helmet
- flying helmet
Example sentences
Word history
From Old French "helmet".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “helmet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.