tank suit

American  

noun

1. a simple one-piece bathing suit for women, having a scoop neck and shoulder straps and usually no lining or inner construction; maillot.

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Etymology

Origin of tank suit

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Pink also tweaked the silhouette of the classic high-cut tank suit and trunks to fit each character.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2017

In 1907, Australian swimmer and silent-film star Annette Kellerman—a vocal advocate of more hydrodynamic swimwear—was charged with indecent exposure for appearing on Boston's Revere Beach in a form-fitting, sleeveless tank suit.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2015

I wrote for two hours, pulled on a purple Lands’ End tank suit and jumped into the pool.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2013

“He juussst gets it!” shouted a man in a tangerine tank suit over the din of a Lady Gaga song in a nightclub in Chelsea late one Tuesday night.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2010

A marvelously effective trend often consists simply in reviving something old and already a proven success�like the one-piece tank suit.

From Time Magazine Archive