jumpsuit

American  

[juhmp-soot] / ˈdʒʌmpˌsut /

Or jump suit

noun

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.

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Etymology

Origin of jumpsuit

First recorded in 1940–45; jump + suit

Example Sentences

Behind him, some 20 other prisoners in brown jumpsuits sat barefoot on the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Along with his blue jail jumpsuit, he wore a yarmulke and towel around his neck.

From Los Angeles Times

Wearing red jumpsuits and carrying sledgehammers, they used a prison van, allegedly driven by Charlotte Head, to crash through security fencing, before then breaking into the factory itself, the court heard.

From BBC

Wearing an orange jumpsuit, Proctor, 60, leaned over several times to whisper to his attorney but otherwise said little during the hearing, a portion of which was held behind closed doors.

From Los Angeles Times

Appearing before Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver in a beige prison jumpsuit, Rinderknecht appeared agitated and held his hands behind his back.

From Los Angeles Times