Definition of "body armor" [body armor]

• Armor that protects the wearer's whole body (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The other figure was female, decked in bluish body armor that looked jury-rigged, as if she changed its dimensions constantly."
• "So next, while the various authorities moved their teams into place, Ron and Jean Chandler glided along Peacock Lane for the third time, with a Jacksonville cop in civies over body armor behind the wheel."
• "The tent was bare-bones, the cots sand- and dust-covered, with our body armor used as makeshift pillows."