trench coat

noun

1. a waterproof overcoat styled along military lines, belted, with straps on the shoulders and lower sleeves.

trench coat

noun

1. a belted double-breasted waterproof coat of gabardine, etc, resembling a military officer's coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of trench coat¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

With winged eyeliner, a trench coat, voluminous hair and razor-sharp nails, she takes a phone call from someone she calls “darling.”

From Time

She writes often in posts about how thrilled she is to be steadily gaining a following of customers who log on to snatch up her neutral-toned wrap dresses and vintage designer trench coats.

From Time

A dryly-comedic rooster in a trench coat is only half the fun

From Washington Post

There is something inherently meme-worthy about the game’s signature sight of a rooster decked out in a necktie and a trench coat.

From Washington Post

Inspired by Sergio-Hudson’s FW20 collection, she paired her matching design with a trench coat and jumbo gold belt seen on the runway last year.

From Essence.com

The guys that I was partnering with early on wanted the logo to be a guy opening his trench coat.

From The Daily Beast

He was known around the school as the kid who wore a trench coat.

From The Daily Beast

A silky trench coat in a watercolor print, trimmed in turquoise marabou would have been at home at a Manhattan cocktail party.

From The Daily Beast

As I approached them they saluted, evidently mistaking me, in my trench coat and uniform cap, for an American officer.

From Project Gutenberg

But it lit up again with a sort of cunning excitement when I said "trench-coat."

From Project Gutenberg

When I had to step over them to pass, it seemed as though they must clutch at my trench coat and ask me to help.

From Project Gutenberg

I contemplated him: just a big man in a trench coat and droop-brimmed hat silhouetted against the lamp-lit mist.

From Project Gutenberg

He pulled to the side of the road and got out, turning up the collar of his trench coat.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• overcoat
• slicker