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combat trousers

British  
/ ˈkɒmbæts, -bəts, ˈkʌm- /

plural noun

  1. loose casual trousers with large pockets on the legs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One video showed a man in handcuffs wearing what appeared to be combat trousers.

From Reuters Sep. 28, 2023

With her snotty attitude, combat trousers and penchant for neckties, Lavigne was initially dubbed the "anti-Britney" - but she bristled at the media's tactic of pitting female artists against each other.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2022

Over a pair of combat trousers, Beckham is wearing a sarong.

From New York Times Jan. 9, 2021

It was brown, faux-leather, and fit in the hip pocket of Army combat trousers.

From Salon May 25, 2020

His camouflage outfit—he had swapped his Gap combat trousers for the real thing—fitted him badly, cutting in between his legs and under his arms but hanging loose everywhere else.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

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