redcoat

redcoat Definition

red·coat (red′kōt′)

noun

a British soldier in a uniform with a red coat, as during the American Revolution

redcoat Usage Examples

Converse of object

escape: A Jacobite trooper supposedly leaped 18 ft across the gorge to escape the redcoats.

Adjective modifier

British: Meet soldiers of the Crimea, Zulu war and Boer war, and find out what life was like for the British redcoat.
English: The Last Wolf by Michael Morpurgo Boy and wolf, befriended, escape the murderous English redcoats after the Jacobite Rebellion.
Napoleonic: On Sunday, Diane Leek, Lord Mayor of Sheffield, toured the event and inspected an honor guard of Napoleonic redcoats.

Modifies a noun

soldier: Be on your guard for the redcoat soldiers pursuing this band of brigands.

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