1
a
: a protective hat made of rigid material (such as metal or fiberglass) and worn especially by construction workers
b
: a construction worker
2
: a conservative who is intolerant of opposing views
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Under the searing Haitian sun, men in hard hats and reflective vests are digging trenches, operating cranes and moving building materials across an expansive compound behind an orange plastic divider.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024
At the memorial site, twenty-nine black hard hats hung on red crosses that emerged from the snow.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024
At the memorial site, twenty-nine black hard hats hung on red crosses that emerged from the snow.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for hard hat
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“Hard hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20hat. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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