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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2021

He startled guests at two garden parties at the U.S. consulate in Nice by showing up in a white bush jacket.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

"I'll show you," Homer said, stuffing extra clips in his bush jacket pockets.

From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Reynolds, Mack