boiler suit
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of boiler suit
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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"Wood hid his disappearance by stuffing a boiler suit full of clothing and using a pumpkin as a head," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
“When you go in the engine room of a ship, you’re typically gonna put gloves on, you’re gonna put a boiler suit on, you’re gonna do that, because it’s dirty,” he said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2018
McDormand reportedly based her character on John Wayne, and she does stride around this contemporary western battle-ready in a blue boiler suit.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2018
Peter has since retired, though he still wears a boiler suit.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2016
The chief lent me a boiler suit, for which I was insufficient, and added an old macintosh presently.
From The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday by Blunden, Edmund
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