combat uniform

American  

[kahm-bat yoo-nuh-fawrm] / ˈkɑm bæt ˌju nəˌfɔrm /

noun

combat uniforms plural

1. the set of clothes worn by military service members for combat and for ordinary duties, as opposed to ceremonial or formal occasions.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• combat-uniformed
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• combat uniforms
  plural

Example Sentences

She was shocked when he contacted her later, saying he had arrived and sending a photograph of himself in full combat uniform.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

The video showed Zaluzhnyi in combat uniform sporting a badge of Grogu, the pale green, pointy-eared hero best known as "Baby Yoda" from the hit Disney Star Wars TV show "The Mandalorian".

From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023

“Gone, in an instant,” he says, briskly packing his combat uniform and gear.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023

His American combat uniform — a few sizes too large — is draped over his shoulders, and seems scant in this cold and bleak setting of mud, snow, and mortared ground.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2020

He looked strangely out of keeping in the dusty combat uniform.

From Planet of the Damned by Harrison, Harry