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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

"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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But once they got there, Civik was already out, standing on land with a torn wet suit and a broken board.

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

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

At the company’s “Wetsuit Forge” repair and design center, a few blocks from the beach in Ventura, Calif., a first-of-its-kind wet suit is draped over a table.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2024

He comes up sputtering and shivering, even though he’s wearing a wet suit and scuba goggles, while Sami dances around him and trash-talks.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

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