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bulletproof

adj
/ˈbʊlɪtpɹuːf/UK/ˈbɵlɪtpɹʉwf//ˈbʊlɪtpɹuf/US

Etymology

From bullet + -proof.

  1. derived from bullete
  2. inherited from bullet — “an official tag or badge of registration or identification”
  3. formed as bulletproof — “bullet + -proof”

Definitions

  1. Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.

    • bulletproof window
    • bulletproof vest
    • bulletproof car.

  2. Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.

    • bulletproof hosting
    • The packed opening night of Twain’s first UK tour since 2004 is an impressively barnstorming, thigh-slapping, eye-searing revue that marries her bulletproof back catalogue with a cautious sprinkle of new material.
    • But what tone indicators lack in artfulness, they make up for in their bulletproof inability to be misinterpreted.

  3. To make proof against bullets.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To make resistant to failure.

      • We have to bulletproof this program before we let the users at it; check every input, catch every possible flaw... it must not fail in use.

    2. A liquor store

      • I converted it to a mini-bar and then I went to every single bulletproof in my neighborhood and ordered a ridiculous amount.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA