raincoat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of raincoat
Example Sentences
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Distinct from many of the other items which will be displayed, is a clear plastic raincoat from the 1960s.
From BBC
The Colombian American soulstress has played many roles in her songs: a baddie, a psychic, a woman adrift at sea in a yellow raincoat.
From Los Angeles Times
With that and the day being kind of drizzly, nobody is out there except two gamer kids sitting on their raincoats stealthily playing Switch with their backs against the wall where teachers can’t see them.
From Literature
He was born in Dublin where his father ran a successful company making raincoats.
From BBC
They slept under the open sky, but when a light drizzle fell, Ms Estalicas and her family wrapped themselves up in plastic bags because they did not have raincoats.
From BBC
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