immersion suit

American  

[i-murzh-uhn soot] / ɪˈmɜrʒ ən ˌsut /

noun

plural

immersion suits

1. a one-piece garment of neoprene or rubbery material, worn in cold water to aid buoyancy and insulate the wearer.

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Example Sentences

He said he had limited swimming experience, though he previously crossed the Bering Strait by navigating moving lumps of ice while wearing an immersion suit and armed with a gun to fight off polar bears.

From BBC

Water had seeped into his immersion suit.

From New York Times

“It would be a challenge for any crewmember or fisherman to conduct emergency broadcast radio calls, don a survival/immersion suit and deploy the liferaft in this short period of time.”

From Seattle Times

Related: El Faro cargo ship crew members probably overwhelmed by hurricane conditions The US coastguard concluded it sank near the Bahamas after debris and a body in an immersion suit were spotted in the days after it went missing following a distress call.

From The Guardian

Their Immersion Suit makes the survivor inside look sort of like an orange starfish, but has been tested for 25 straight hours in sub-zero water.

From US News