# helmeted

Pronunciation: say "HEL-mi-tid" /ˈhɛlmɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Wearing or equipped with a helmet, or having a head shape or marking that resembles a helmet.
   - Simple: Wearing a helmet, or looking as if you have one on your head.
   - _Every helmeted cyclist in the race followed the safety rules._
   - _The helmeted guineafowl takes its name from the bony crest on its head._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of helmet. — simple past and past participle of helmet
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of helmet. Use this form for something that already happened, or after "have" or "was."
   - _The quartermaster helmeted the soldiers as they prepared for battle._
   - _Once the workers were helmeted and harnessed, the climb began._

## Origin

Formed from "helmet" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/helmeted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).