Bulletproof
Bulletproof adjective - Incapable of being defeated, overcome, or subdued.
Protective and bulletproof are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protective" instead an adjective "Bulletproof".
Protective
Protective adjective - Intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression.
Bulletproof and protective are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Bulletproof" with "Protective", this adjectives are similar.
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When he is heading into D9, he tells his assistant he doesn't need to wear a protective mask or a bulletproof vest.
Source: Film / District 9 -
Played straight in A Good Day to Die Hard when our heroes use a mook as a shield — he's wearing a bulletproof vest which adds to his protective ability, but so are the other mooks who are quickly knocked down by our heroes bullets.
Source: Bulletproof Human Shield - From an etymological standpoint, there's nothing wrong with calling a particular protective garment bulletproof, providing you remember a proof is a test, not a guarantee it will stop a bullet.
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