greatcoat
a heavy overcoat.
Origin of greatcoat
1Other words from greatcoat
- greatcoated, adjective
Words Nearby greatcoat
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How to use greatcoat in a sentence
The greatcoat By Helen Dunmore A Royal Air Force coat leads a young bride into an affair with a long-dead ghost.
One cold night, Isabel finds an old Royal Air Force greatcoat in the cupboard and pulls it into bed to warm herself.
I popped my ten officers in, and went off with the Brigade-Major's greatcoat in my hurry!
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieI have some looted straw on the clay, and here I sit and shiver, with my greatcoat and a blanket and mud up to my eyes.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieHe hadn't taken nothin' from the till—hadn't even put on his greatcoat—so it was quite clear he warn't gone to 'Merriker.
The Pickwick Papers | Charles Dickens
Without even putting on his greatcoat, he went down the snowy path now, unlocked the box, and took out a letter.
A Very Naughty Girl | L. T. MeadeHe hustled the old shepherd out of his dripping plaid and greatcoat and spread them to the blaze.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
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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