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.
