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field jacket

noun

a close-fitting jacket for wear by soldiers in the field.

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Examples from the Web for field jacket

  • She called her long woolen coat, familiarly known as her "sweater," her "field-jacket," and pronounced her own name "Syusan."

    Saturday's Child|Kathleen Norris