bonedome
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editbonedome (plural bonedomes)
- (aviation, slang) An aviator's protective helmet.
- 2006, Lloyd Knight, Rainbow, No End:
- Unlike their USAF brethren with their 'bonedomes', the Australian pilots were only issued WW II type leather helmets. They afforded scant protection.
- 2008, Jed Mercurio, Ascent, page 18:
- Still in their bonedomes, the pilots perched on top of the ladders, answering the ground crews' excited queries.