tank suit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tank suit
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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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
One of his most liberating designs was a simple knit tank suit with no inner construction.
From Time Magazine Archive
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