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Definition of "bulletproof" []

  • Impenetrable by bullets. (adjective)
  • Informal Impervious to assault, damage, or failure; guaranteed: a bulletproof method; bulletproof arguments. (adjective)
  • To make impenetrable by bullets. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bulletproof" in a sentence
  • "Athletes arrived at the opening ceremony in bulletproof vans."
  • "The silk could also have applications in bulletproof vests and improved car airbags."
  • "If you sent Peter and Jane there to fly a kite, you'd kit them out in bulletproof vests first."