field uniform

American  

[feeld yoo-nuh-fawrm] / ˈfild ˌyu nəˌfɔrm /

noun

plural

field uniforms

1. the set of clothes worn by police, firefighters, and some other uniformed services for ordinary duties, as opposed to ceremonial or formal occasions.

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Example Sentences

Even the deputy defence minister, Hanna Maylar, says her field uniform is designed for a man - which she has had to alter as she has "a small height".

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2023

The same umbrella rules hold true for the Army; in the Navy and Air Force, all servicemembers can carry an umbrella when not in field uniform.

From Washington Post • May 17, 2013

Mladic, rarely pictured without his camouflage field uniform and distinctive Serbian officer's cap, was wearing a suit and tie as he arrived in The Hague.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2011

The brown uniform," cried Colonel Roehm, "is completely unsuitable as a field uniform.

From Time Magazine Archive

Volkheimer goes inside and returns with a colonel in field uniform: the Reichswehr coat and high belt and tall black boots.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr