blue helmet en · NOUN
Meanings
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(qualifier:UN) Synonym of blue beret.
Blue helmets are supposed to come fully armed and prepared, but often poor soldiers don't even bring boots when they show up for UN duty.
2004 February 17, Linda Polman, “Blue helmets as cannon fodder”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Helmet | alternative | lexicographic | |
| blue helmets | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| blue-helmet | alternative | lexicographic |