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havelock

 
Dictionary: have·lock   (hăv'lŏk', -lək) pronunciation
n.
A cloth covering for a cap, having a flap to cover and protect the back of the neck.

[After Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857), British soldier.]


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The civilian community outside the main gate of MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Also a cloth hanging from the back of a cap or hat to protect the neck (a la the French Foreign Legion). Once part of the U. S. Navy uniform hat it now exists only on the female dress hat in a much smaller form.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending over the the back of the neck to protect the neck from the direct rays of the sun


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The name Havelock originated as an English surname and means "sea war."

The surname has since also given rise to various place names and is often also used as a first (given) name and occasionally as a middle name.

The name Havelock might refer to:

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Places

Australia
  • Havelock, Victoria, a small town north of Maryborough
Canada
India
  • Havelock Island, the largest of the islands in Ritchie's Archipelago, Andaman Islands
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Singapore
  • Havelock, a Singaporean neighbourhood


Swaziland
United States

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Clothing

  • A 'Havelock' is the name for the piece of cloth that hangs from the back of a hat to protect the neck from sunburn. First worn by soldiers in the Indian Mutiny and named after a British commander involved in the campaign: Major-General Sir Henry Havelock.

 
 

 

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