greatcoat
a heavy overcoat.
Origin of greatcoat
1Other words from greatcoat
- greatcoated, adjective
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How to use greatcoat in a sentence
Thereafter the shedding of greatcoats and sweaters and woollen helmets, and the glad breathing in of the wine of morning.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson YoungSoon we were rattling over the stones in Piccadilly, wrapped in greatcoats, for the morning wind was cold.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston ChurchillThey found Fisker wonderfully brilliant with bright rugs, and greatcoats with silk linings.
The Way We Live Now | Anthony TrollopeThe men were halted, and in the act of putting on their greatcoats.
The Invasion | William Le QueuxIt only struck a chill through us, making our greatcoats welcome.
A Tatter of Scarlet | S. R. Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for greatcoat
/ (ˈɡreɪtˌkəʊt) /
a heavy overcoat, now worn esp by men in the armed forces
Derived forms of greatcoat
- greatcoated, adjective
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