trench coat

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noun
  1. a waterproof overcoat styled along military lines, belted, with straps on the shoulders and lower sleeves.

Origin of trench coat

1
First recorded in 1915–20

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How to use trench coat in a sentence

  • It was difficult not to disturb them; the long skirts of our trench-coats brushed against their faces.

    The Glory of the Trenches | Coningsby Dawson
  • Officers make for the boat in twos or threes, their trench coats, buttoned tightly, flap round putteed or gaitered legs.

    A Padre in France | George A. Birmingham

British Dictionary definitions for trench coat

trench coat

noun
  1. a belted double-breasted waterproof coat of gabardine, etc, resembling a military officer's coat

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