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jumpsuit

American  
[juhmp-soot] / ˈdʒʌmpˌsut /
Or jump suit

noun

  • jumpsuits
    plural
  1. a one-piece suit worn by parachutists for jumping.

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


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of jumpsuit

First recorded in 1940–45; jump + suit


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The accused, dressed in a green prison jumpsuit, was in court where he listened to proceedings through an interpreter.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Flores, who wore the same brown prison jumpsuit as Maduro, said: "I am completely innocent, I am not guilty."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Her post included a mug shot of the now-leader of the Crystal River school in an orange jumpsuit.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

He took the extra time to brush his teeth and comb his hair, before putting on his blue jumpsuit and getting ushered into a van in handcuffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

On the projection screen was the faded-color image of a short man in a militarized black jumpsuit and huge, blue suede platforms.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

They will wear orange jumpsuits, be subject to strict visitation rules and have the right to one hour per day outdoors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Once their handcuffs were removed, the seven Americans walked over to meet Carstens by a U.S. jet, crossing paths with Campo and Franqui Flores in prison jumpsuits, according to two people present at the handover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

Speaking at the time, FIS general manager Jan-Erik Aalbu said the team had "tried to cheat the system" by putting reinforced thread in the jumpsuits of Lindvik and Forfang.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025

The dominance of pink jumpsuits with black fencing helmets that following Halloween, along with green tracksuits and bedazzled animal heads, was a clue that many of us took away the wrong message.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024

A dozen Amazons charged in, followed by males in orange jumpsuits.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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