storm coat

American  

Or stormcoat

noun

1. an overcoat, usually of a water-repellent fabric, lined with material serving as insulation against very cold weather, often having a fur collar.

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Etymology

Origin of storm coat

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

It is a stone figure of a blindfolded man in a military storm coat, his hands bound behind him.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2016

In through the back door went a short, dumpy old lady, in a seagoing hat and an old brown storm coat.

From Time Magazine Archive

And waiting for no reply, the youth grabbed up his cap and storm coat and rushed out into the storm.

From The Golden Canyon by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

"Lieutenant Perkins in command," said that officer, standing in his storm coat and boots on the wet deck.

From Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)

It had set in a cold tempestuous night with blinding snow eddies, and Ralph wore a protecting storm coat, and carried a good lunch in one of its capacious pockets.

From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Chapman, Allen