MANTLET

mantelet, mantlet

(noun) portable bulletproof shelter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mantlet (plural mantlets)

A short sleeveless cloak or cape.

(military, now historical) A portable screen or other covering, especially as used to protect the approach of soldiers engaged in a siege.

(Christianity, mainly Catholicism) A mantelletta.

Source: Wiktionary


Man"tlet, n.

Definition: See Mantelet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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