Meaning

2 senses
  1. Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.

    bulletproof window

    bulletproof vest

    kugelsicher, schusssicher, schussfest

    пуленепробива́емыйpuleneprobivájemyj

    куленепробивни́йkuleneprobyvnýj

  2. (figuratively)Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.

    bulletproof hosting

    wasserdicht

More definitions
  • not penetrable by bullets
  • without flaws or loopholes

Examples

25 sentences
  1. This window is bulletproof.

    Це вікно куленепробивне. — deniko

    ruЭто пуленепробиваемое окно. — marafon

  2. Tom wasn't wearing a bulletproof vest.

  3. Tom isn't wearing a bulletproof vest.

  4. Tom is wearing a bulletproof vest.

    ruТом в бронежилете. — marafon

  5. Tom wasn't wearing his bulletproof vest.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
capable of withstanding a bullet:
Русский
By meaning 1
capable of withstanding a bullet:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
capable of withstanding a bullet:
reliable, infallible:

Forms

more bulletproof, most bulletproof
Comparativemore bulletproof Lesson
Superlativemost bulletproof Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
infallible:foolproof
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • bulletproof vest
  • a bulletproof vest
  • wearing a bulletproof

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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