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Synonyms

greatcoat

American  
[greyt-koht] / ˈgreɪtˌkoʊt /

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. a heavy overcoat.


greatcoat British  
/ ˈɡreɪtˌkəʊt /

noun

  1. a heavy overcoat, now worn esp by men in the armed forces

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Other Word Forms

  • greatcoated adjective

Etymology

Origin of greatcoat

First recorded in 1655–65; great + coat

Example Sentences

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The king, wearing the uniform of the Marshal of the Royal Air Force, including a grey greatcoat against the cold, laid a wreath featuring 41 open-style fabric poppies.

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2023

Members of Metallica, hired by Mr. O’Shea as the new faces of the label, sat in the front row at the show, which culminated with a full-length chinchilla greatcoat right out of “Shaft.”

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2016

A Chronicler in a dusty bowler and rumpled greatcoat writes it all down.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2016

The coroner's inquest heard that the gun went off, probably because the trigger was caught by part of Pte Davis' greatcoat.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2016

Mr. Cranston, a large, shapeless man anyway, in a bowler hat and his windowpane plaid greatcoat under his life preserver.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck