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Meaning of plate-carrier | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A kind of bulletproof vest.
  2. A thin black frame used to hold a photographic plate in early cameras.
    historical

Examples

“The cases of ammunition and of food were scattered about in a wild litter, together with our unfortunate cameras and plate-carriers, but none of them were missing.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

plate-glass university plate-out Plate-supply plate, dish Platea plateasm

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