trench coat Hear it!

trench coat definition

trench coat

a belted raincoat, typically with a folded tab somewhat like an epaulet fastened with a button over each shoulder seam

Etymology: so called because resembling an officer's coat worn in trenches during WWI

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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