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raincoat Definition

rain·coat (rānkōt′)

noun

a waterproof or water-repellent coat for giving protection from rain

raincoat Synonyms

raincoat

n.

trench coat, slicker, oilskin, mackintosh, mac*, London Fog (trademark), Burberry (trademark), rain poncho, waterproof*, waterproof coat, water-repellent coat, Gore-Tex jacket (trademark), rubber coat, protector*, sou'wester*, windbreaker*, parka*, shell*, reversible*, overcoat; see also clothes, coat 1.

raincoat Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: A husband comes home and sees his wife painting the living room, but she's wearing a raincoat and a fur coat.
  • bring: Please wear comfortable clothes and trainers, wear sun cream, a hat and bring a raincoat too!
  • have: Also have a nice new raincoat for my birthday from the hubby - perfect for an Edinburgh summer!
  • need: You need a raincoat to go and have a smoke outside your venue instead of a fleece.. .
  • make: Charles Macintosh develops a new fabric for making raincoats.
  • buy: Saturday greeted us with brilliant sunshine ( if we hadn¹t bought raincoats it would have rained!

Adjective modifier

  • black: Even in a stylish black raincoat, it was clear Mark E Smith belonged to no man.
  • light: A large, fat man in a suit and light raincoat was giving himself gray hairs with the Telegraph crossword.
  • old: On a rainy day, equipped with his friend's old raincoat, Manoj sets out to visit his old love.
  • plastic: THE METER MAN - Wears a plastic raincoat, trilby hat, carries flashlight and notebook and speaks two lines.
  • blue: So called because the naval blue raincoats were called Burberrys.
  • heavy: Taking bikes from the shed, we pedaled like fury, pretty frocks hidden under heavy raincoats.

Noun used with modifier

  • Burberry: My granny, the chicest lady I ever knew, had a Burberry raincoat.
  • gray: Sometimes, you even raise an enigmatic smile, then carry on, your tumeric yellow sari swinging beneath a three-quarter-length gray raincoat.