Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
BULLETPROOF
bulletproof
(adjective) not penetrable by bullets; “bulletproof glass”; “bulletproof vest”
unassailable, unshakable, watertight, bulletproof
(adjective) without flaws or loopholes; “an ironclad contract”; “a watertight alibi”; “a bulletproof argument”
bulletproof
(verb) make bulletproof; “bulletproof the car”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bulletproof (comparative more bulletproof, superlative most bulletproof)
(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
(idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.
(usually, of an idea or concept) Unbreakable, very tough.
Synonyms
• (infallible): foolproof
Verb
bulletproof (third-person singular simple present bulletproofs, present participle bulletproofing, simple past and past participle bulletproofed)
To make proof against bullets.
(slang) 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.
Source: Wiktionary
Bul"let-proof`, a.
Definition: Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. Bullet tree. See Bully tree.
– Bullet wood, the wood of the bullet tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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APPROXIMATE
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
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