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wet suit

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noun

  1. a close-fitting rubber suit used by skin divers, yachtsmen, etc, to retain body heat when they are immersed in water or sailing in cold weather

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dripping wet and donned in a wet suit, Richard Walston, 55, said he hadn’t had any interactions with the surfer-curious creature — and he’s a frequent surfer in the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

That wet suit they had me wear — they had me try on about 10 of those things and I was so mad.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

It too will be melted down at the end of its life and reborn into a new, lower-carbon wet suit.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024

To illustrate his point, Pendergast walks over to a table and picks up a wet suit to show how a seam has been replaced with one that’s more durable and quicker to repair.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024

Coach Hedge leaned toward the crab man and sniffed his glittery wet suit.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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