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noun
close-fitting protective eyewear worn for swimming, sports, laboratory work, or hazardous tasks
Everyone in the laboratory must wear safety goggles.
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Etymology
The lexicalized plural of goggle, probably named for the enlarged or staring appearance the lenses can give the wearer. Goggle had earlier referred to staring or to prominent, rolling eyes; goggles became the usual plural-only noun for close-fitting protective eyewear.