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raincoat

[ reyn-koht ]

noun

  1. a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.


raincoat

/ ˈreɪnˌkəʊt /

noun

  1. a coat made of a waterproof material


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Word History and Origins

Origin of raincoat1

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; rain + coat

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Example Sentences

She has not worn makeup for two weeks and she wears a black long-sleeved top under a raincoat.

If you choose to say turn down the lights and get out your Mac, your old raincoat, it can become something different.

A Chinese mountaineer held a green raincoat over his waist like an apron, covering his nakedness.

Among his favorite garments were a raincoat, a tweed jacket, and a gray wash denim coat with studded straps.

She stood before the news cameras on the courthouse steps wearing a belted black raincoat in a light drizzle.

A girl smaller than herself, and dressed from neck to heels in a glistening raincoat, ran under Jesss umbrella and seized her arm.

He wore a long, dark gray raincoat, and he had a cap with its long visor pulled well over his face.

After reading, I donned my raincoat and started out through the driving storm to see how Landor's trees were getting on.

Sir Otho went away, enveloped in a long raincoat, and promising to return at the dinner hour.

"I guess they've gone out," he said apologetically to the individual who was hiding his red face in a loose tarpaulin raincoat.

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