boiler suit

American  

Or boilersuit

noun

Chiefly British.

1. coveralls.

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boiler suit British  

noun

1. a one-piece work garment consisting of overalls and a shirt top usually worn over ordinary clothes to protect them

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Etymology

Origin of boiler suit

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

An escaped prisoner fooled staff into thinking he was asleep by putting a pumpkin and a boiler suit stuffed with clothes in his bed.

From BBC

"Wood hid his disappearance by stuffing a boiler suit full of clothing and using a pumpkin as a head," he said.

From BBC

In East Sussex, Rob Russell, 84 has bought a new boiler suit.

From BBC

She was the first monarch since George V to go into a pit, and newsreel pictures at the end of the visit show the boiler suit was still pristine white.

From BBC

At the gala on Monday, Bad Bunny — born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — wore a custom cream boiler suit and skirt with puff sleeves, designed by Riccardo Tisci for Burberry.

From New York Times