protective suit

collocation in English

meaningsofprotectiveandsuit

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protective
adjective
uk
/prəˈtek.tɪv/us
/prəˈtek.tɪv/
giving ...
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suit
noun
uk
/suːt/us
/suːt/
a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the ...
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(Definition ofprotectiveandsuitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Each soldier has a respirator and aprotectivesuit, and they have comprehensive decontamination facilities.
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Unfortunately, his life is mostly dictated for him, and when carrying out missions, he must always wear aprotectivesuit.
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As a result, she is forced to wear aprotectivesuitat all times when around others.
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Due to his condition, he is required to wear aprotectivesuitand breathing apparatus at all times, unless he is alone.
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Guardian explains that she must wear a specialprotectivesuitto protect her from the viruses and bacteria the settlers might be carrying.
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Wearing aprotectivesuitagainst the fierce elements, he survives the fall but is believed dead.
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To make matters worse, she is allergic to the sun, which forces her to use aprotectivesuitthat looks like a ghost costume when she is outdoors.
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Different areas were managed by regulating the entry and changing of protective suits when moving between areas.
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The following extract refers to its campaign to supply protective suits to medical workers, an implicit criticism of the government who (with its financial surplus) had failed to provide enough.
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Walter begins to prepare aprotectivesuitto keep the effects of rapid calcification from affecting whomever wears it, allowing them to recover more rock samples.
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All service personnel receive a personal issue of one respirator, to be retained at all times, and protective suits are made available for operational requirements.
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The equipment included gas masks, protective suits, chemical-based detection tubes and training equipment.
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Thereare sufficient stocks of gas masks and protective suits to meet our contingency plans.
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Research is concentrated on defensive measures, such as gasmasks and protective suits.
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Improvements are continually being made to keep abreast of developments in the threat, and new protective suits, respirators, prophylactic medicines, agent monitors and detectors are coming into service.
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Protective suits were found to be so heavy that those using them had to undergo a lengthy acclimatisation process to avoid heat exhaustion.
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The barrel was found by searchers in protective suits after hours of searching.
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Ninety new fire trucks have been supplied, and thousands of protective suits are being distributed to fire stations.
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Protective suits keep mold spores from entering any cuts on the skin.
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Its key products include disposable protective clothing, chemical protective suits, fire fighting and heat protective apparel, etc.
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