steel pot helmet

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English[edit]

a U.S. Vietnam War era steel pot

Etymology[edit]

From the helmet's steel construction and pot-like appearance.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

steel pot helmet (plural steel pot helmets)

  1. (military, slang) a style of soldier's helmet resembling the helmet used by U.S. soldiery from WWII and the Korean and American-Vietnam Wars.

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