Meaning & use
balaclava
A close-fitting knitted covering for the head and neck, leaving only the face or eyes exposed.
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The skier pulled on a balaclava to protect her face from the freezing wind.
Security footage showed a masked figure wearing a black balaclava outside the store.
A note on using this word
Balaclava gets its name from a battle site in Crimea where British soldiers first wore this style of head covering.
Words with a similar meaning
ski mask
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