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

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

In the midst of a mass – or "smack" – of Pacific sea nettles, Mr Pace coated any skin not covered by his wetsuit with petroleum jelly to protect himself from stings.

From BBC

“I had just recovered from bronchitis. I had a wetsuit on underneath the costume and the water collected in the wetsuit and my backpack, so it was so heavy. I had to summon everything I had to be able to do it.”

From Los Angeles Times