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trench coat vs. overcoat

noun

  • trench coats
    plural
  1. a waterproof overcoat styled along military lines, belted, with straps on the shoulders and lower sleeves.

[oh-ver-koht, oh-ver-koht, oh-ver-koht] / ˈoʊ vərˌkoʊt, ˌoʊ vərˈkoʊt, ˈoʊ vərˌkoʊt /

noun

  • overcoats
    plural
  1. a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.

  2. Also called overcoating.  an added coating, as of paint, applied for protection.

verb (used with object)

  1. to apply an additional coat of paint to (a surface).