jacket
noun
a short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
jackets
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pluralof jacket.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof jacket (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
jacketnouna short coat, in any of various forms, usually opening down the front.
Example Sentences
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Mostly dressed in variations of dark jackets and trousers, long scarves and open-neck shirts, he would often make a beeline for the media scrum outside the courthouse.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
After the class, I walked with sweaty would-be shoppers into a room with more than a dozen racks displaying capes, coats, jackets and knit dresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Saying she wants to give “every bit of energy I have” to Theranos, Holmes shows off her closet, which contains black jackets and turtlenecks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Video footage apparently taken by a member of the public and posted to X showed several agents wearing HSI jackets outside Omar's Washington residence.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
In 1980, according to the article, sixteen Danish seamen issued a Mayday call, donned life jackets, and jumped into the North Sea as their vessel sank beneath them.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
