(military, slang) A style of soldier's helmet that is almost identical to resembles the helmet used by current Chilean soldiery, German soldiery at the end of World War I and during World War II, and
(military, slang) A style of soldier's helmet that is almost identical to resembles the helmet used by current Chilean soldiery, German soldiery at the end of World War I and during World War II, and Chinese soldiery during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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British military slang from World War I referring to the steel helmet worn by soldiers — the Brodie helmet or 'tin hat.' 'Tin lid' follows the same logic as 'tin hat,' playing on the shape of the helmet as a lid placed on the head. The term captures the irreverent, dark humour soldiers used to cope with harsh conditions. Outside military history contexts it is rarely used today, though it appears in WWI memoirs, letters, and fiction.
WWI military slang for a tin helmet — the steel combat helmets issued to Allied soldiers that were far from stylish but very much life-saving. The 'derby' reference plays on the shape of the dome, reminiscent of a bowler hat (also called a derby). Soldiers' slang was full of this sardonic wit, finding absurd comparisons between brutal wartime kit and everyday civilian fashion. A small linguistic window into the dark humour of the trenches.
WWI British military slang for a tin hat, the steel helmet issued to soldiers. A straightforward descriptive nickname combining the material with the functional lid-like shape of the helmet. Now primarily of historical interest, appearing in accounts of WWI, military history, and period drama. Occasionally revived in British informal speech to refer to any hard hat or protective helmet. The term survives in historical memory largely because WWI looms large in Australian, British, and New Zealand national consciousness.