wetsuit

American  

[wet-soot] / ˈwɛtˌsut /

Or wet suit

noun

1. a close-fitting rubber garment worn by a diver in cold water that allows a thin, insulating layer of water to collect between the diver's skin and the suit in order to retain body heat.

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Etymology

Origin of wetsuit

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The man, who was not wearing a wetsuit or life jacket, managed to get back on the bed but was dragged off course by currents, so he called 999.

From BBC

Cal Fire crews used a rope system to retrieve the body of the swimmer, clad in a black-and-blue wetsuit, from a remote stretch of beach south of Davenport, according to officials.

From Los Angeles Times

An engineering marvel, the iPhone Air is roughly the thickness of a winter wetsuit yet packs faster computing power than Intel’s desktop Mac chips from just a few years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moleli donned a wetsuit, swim cap and goggles and went for a swim in the pothole in a watermelon-adorned inner tube.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said he suffered extreme wetsuit chafing and that parts of his tongue fell off due to saltwater exposure.

From BBC