jumpsuit

or jump suit

[ juhmp-soot ]

/ ˈdʒʌmpˌsut /

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noun

a one-piece suit worn by parachutists for jumping.

a garment fashioned after this, usually combining a shirt or bodice with shorts or trousers in one piece.

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Origin of jumpsuit

First recorded in 1940–45; jump + suit

How to use jumpsuit in a sentence

Doing what he did best: making meth in his yellow jump suit?
Miley Cyrus, Walter White, Oprah: Your Pop Culture Halloween Costume Guide|Kevin Fallon|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Normally you would think someone who made their entrance wearing an orange prison jump suit would be looked upon with suspicion.
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A Day-Glo orange jump suit—such as the ones worn by the Guantanamo inmates—across the shoulders of mine.
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British Dictionary definitions for jumpsuit

jump suit

noun

a one-piece garment of combined trousers and jacket or shirt

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