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combat uniform

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

noun

  • combat uniforms
    plural
  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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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

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

His American combat uniform — a few sizes too large — is draped over his shoulders, and seems scant in this cold and bleak setting of mud, snow, and mortared ground.

From Salon Jan. 30, 2020

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

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

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