Meaning of "sun helmet" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SUN HELMET

sun helmet  [sʌn ˈhɛlmɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUN HELMET

Sun helmet is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUN HELMET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pith helmet

The pith helmet is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of cork or pith, typically pith from the sola, Aeschynomene aspera, an Indian swamp plant, or A. paludosa, or a similar plant. Designed to shade the wearer's head and face from the sun, pith helmets were often worn by people of European origin in the tropics, but have also been used in other contexts.

Definition of sun helmet in the English dictionary

The definition of sun helmet in the dictionary is a rigid hat worn in tropical climates, mainly in the past.

TRANSLATION OF SUN HELMET

Find out the translation of sun helmet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sun helmet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sun helmet» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 太阳帽
• Translator English - Spanish: casco de sol
• English: sun helmet
• Translator English - Hindi: सूरज हेलमेट
• Translator English - Arabic: خوذة الشمس
• Translator English - Russian: Вс шлем
• Translator English - Portuguese: sol capacete
• Translator English - Bengali: সূর্য শিরস্ত্রাণ
• Translator English - French: soleil casque
• Translator English - Malay: Helmet matahari
• Translator English - German: Tropenhelm
• Translator English - Japanese: 太陽のヘルメット
• Translator English - Korean: 일 헬멧
• Translator English - Javanese: Helem srengenge
• Translator English - Vietnamese: mặt trời mũ bảo hiểm
• Translator English - Tamil: சூரியன் ஹெல்மெட்
• Translator English - Marathi: सूर्य शिरस्त्राण
• Translator English - Turkish: kolonyalı şapka
• Translator English - Italian: sole casco
• Translator English - Polish: kask słońce
• Translator English - Ukrainian: НД шолом
• Translator English - Romanian: casca soare
• Translator English - Greek: ήλιος κράνος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Sondag valhelm
• Translator English - Swedish: sol hjälm
• Translator English - Norwegian: sol hjelm

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUN HELMET»

Discover the use of sun helmet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sun helmet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Shreds from an Old Sun Helmet

This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.

Walter Goldstein, 2013

The Panzer Divisions

Aujkldrungs-Abteilung 33; Libya, 1941 The rather cumbersome sun helmet issued to the Oberst Gerhard Miiller of the DAK, awarded the Knight's Cross on 15 September 1942, and photographed here in the full tropical uniform of a Panzer ...

‎1982

Inside the VC and the NVA

For the NVA soldiers, a sun helmet'r made of pressed cardboard or cork covered with cloth was the primary hat. The sun helmet had a simple plastic headband for size adjustment and a chin strap made of thin leather with a small adjustable ...

Dan Cragg, Michael Lee Lanning, 2008

Fighting Men of World War II: Uniforms, Equipment and Weapons

above As with other Japanese headgear the sun helmet was decorated with the five-pointed star, this time stitched to the fabric cover. above Japanese Army headgear for all ranks had almost no decoration, and usually just sported a simple ...

David Miller, 2007

Gallipoli 1915: Frontal Assault on Turkey

Its name was taken from Enver Pasha, who designed it (copied from the Italian sun-helmet) and who reputedly made a fortune from its patent. Supply of uniforms was spasmodic; Liman von Sanders recorded that during his inspections, the ...

Philip Haythornthwaite, 2013

The Waffen-SS

A tropical sun helmet is also seen in photos, and a surviving example has metal escutcheons pinned to the sides following the design of W-SS helmet decals. Fi : SS-HauptscharJiihrer, infantrv, 27 . SS-Frei- willigen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division  ...

‎1992

Under the Red Sea Sun

Ididn't have anywhite sun helmet, butthat Icould getaround by wearing my white goldvisored naval cap; damned uncomfortable in place of a helmet, but at least suitable in appearance. What stymied me was that I had no white shorts—nothing  ...

Edward Ellsberg, 2014

The Ottoman Army 1914-18

base and resembling a solar topee or sun-helmet. The kabalak had apparently been devised by Enver Pasa himself and was often known as an Enveriye. Officers wore the sheepskin kalpak but this was normally replaced by a kabalak on ...

David Nicolle, Raffaele Ruggeri, 1994

Iwo Jima

The generals were in whatever had come to hand— General Smith in sun helmet and a flight jacket. Standing in a line with him, on one side of the pole, were Admirals Turner and Hill, and Generals Schmidt, Erskine, Cates, and Rockey.

Richard F. Newcomb, 2002

The Complete Costume Dictionary

Sun helmet. caseac: Romania. Woman's triangular kerchief with tassels. cased body: 1. Elizabethan (1550—1625 C.E.). United Kingdom. Man's sleeveless jerkin worn over doublet. 2. Romantic (1815—1840 C.E.). Woman's bodice with rows ...

Elizabeth J. Lewandowski, 2011