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• a variation of wetsuit.

wet suit

British  

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

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Example Sentences

Civik handed over his wet suit and board to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, where officials will test DNA to confirm what kind of shark it was.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

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

The prototype is the product of a yearslong initiative by Patagonia to eliminate much of the waste that accumulates when a surfer buys a new wet suit.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024

The $2 billion wet suit market is the antithesis of fast fashion, the cheap disposable clothes largely responsible for the apparel industry’s growing carbon footprint.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024

To my eyes it looked only like a wet suit, laced crudely up the front.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt