combat uniform

American  

[kahm-bat yoo-nuh-fawrm] / ˈkɑm bæt ˌyu nəˌfɔrm /

noun

plural

combat uniforms

1. the set of clothes worn by military service members for combat and for ordinary duties, as opposed to ceremonial or formal occasions.

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Other Word Forms

• combat-uniformed
  adjective

Example Sentences

She was shocked when he contacted her later, saying he had arrived and sending a photograph of himself in full combat uniform.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

The video showed Zaluzhnyi in combat uniform sporting a badge of Grogu, the pale green, pointy-eared hero best known as "Baby Yoda" from the hit Disney Star Wars TV show "The Mandalorian".

From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023

Protesters were blocking the entrance to a vaccination center in Lisbon, so he donned his combat uniform and went there with no security detail.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2021

Yonhap news agency reported that Seungri appeared in court in a combat uniform and shook his head repeatedly as the judge announced the verdict.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2021

He looked strangely out of place in the dusty combat uniform.

From Sense of Obligation by Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)