bush jacket

American  

noun

1. a belted, hip-length, shirtlike jacket, usually with four patch pockets and a notched collar, adapted from the hunting coat customarily worn in the African bush.

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bush jacket British  

noun

1. a casual jacket or shirt having four patch pockets and a belt

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Etymology

Origin of bush jacket

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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bush jacket

I saw Gabrielle the other night out hunting in a bush jacket at some museum opening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2021

An emaciated, goateed figure in a threadbare bush jacket and frayed rubber sandals, Ho Chi Minh cultivated the image of a humble, benign "Uncle Ho."

From Time Magazine Archive

Go on safari in Kenya wearing a bush jacket and khaki shorts that would do justice to Robert Redford in Out of Africa.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir Harold wore a freshly washed khaki bush jacket, dark grey riding breeches, brown boots.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had a map in one pocket of his bush jacket.

From O+F by Wetterau, John Moncure