bomber jacket

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noun

a jacket, often made of leather with ribbed trim, resembling those worn by World War II bomber crews.

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Words nearby bomber jacket

bombe, bombed, bombed-out, bomber, Bomberg, bomber jacket, bombesin, bombilla, bombinate, bombing run, bomb ketch

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How to use bomber jacket in a sentence

In their bomber jackets and ragged T-shirts, they swing their paint cans as they half-run, half-dance through the circa-1957 city streets, already a shambles in the face of urban renewal.
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A uniform of gray stubble and bomber jacket over T-shirt have replaced the clean-shaven, suited news-anchor look.
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Otis says he was wearing a tan jacket similar to one described by witnesses.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Basosila Botala is wearing a blue rain jacket despite the sweltering heat.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I settle for a sweater and jacket and throw a tie in my briefcase just in case it turns out to be the prom.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Micah is 10 years old and he had a coat geared to the season, a Patagonia winter jacket with a hood.
The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner|Mike Barnicle|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alice wore a black nylon rain jacket that looked as if it was ill prepared to deal with the coming chill.
The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner|Mike Barnicle|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During this conversation Harry's right hand was resting beneath his jacket, grasping the butt of his revolver.
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He was so zealous a partisan of democracy, and of Cromwell, that the authorities frequently placed him in a straight jacket.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The farmer told him it was six miles; "but," he added, "you must ride sharp, or you will get a wet jacket before you reach it."
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“Monsieur,” said the Comte de Lussigny with dignity, stuffing his winnings into his jacket pocket.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Her mother, wearing an ink-stained jacket, was busy at her desk, the pen scratching on the big sheets of pad paper.
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British Dictionary definitions for bomber jacket

bomber jacket

noun

a short jacket finishing at the waist with an elasticated band, usually having a zip front and cuffed sleeves

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