blue helmet
English
Alternative forms
Blue Helmet
,
blue-helmet
Noun
blue
helmet
(
plural
blue helmets
)
(
UN
)
Synonym of
blue beret
.
2004
February 17, Linda Polman, “Blue helmets as cannon fodder”, in
The Guardian
[1]
,
→ISSN
:
Blue helmets
are supposed to come fully armed and prepared, but often poor soldiers don't even bring boots when they show up for UN duty.
Translations
blue beret
—
see
blue beret