as in overcoat
a warm outdoor coat
the men donned their greatcoats for the ride in the open carriage
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Recent Examples of greatcoat
Tommy’s security guards wear SS-style greatcoats by Sarafina Bush.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The men were sporting tweets, Norfolk jackets and a camel hair greatcoat.
—Melanie Windridge, Forbes, 24 May 2021
The boys from Köpenick, the idiot with the army greatcoat who stabbed his own leg on a dare.
—Hari Kunzru, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
The dictator threw on his greatcoat, saddled up his white steed and rode up the mountain’s slopes until man and beast were gazing into the caldera lake that glints at the summit, pure as the Korean race.
—The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
In 2015, Michael Kors put his spin on the songbird’s favorite peasant dress silhouette, while at Chloé that same year, Clare Waight Keller dressed her models in greatcoats and skinny neck scarves that recalled some of her famous stage ensembles.
—Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2018
TheaterWorks honcho Rob Ruggiero, who has directed regularly at Goodspeed for around a decade now, helms this tricky show, which requires highly skilled character actors, a large group of unruly children and a wardrobe of greatcoats and top hats.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 19 June 2018
One hand holds the lapel of his greatcoat, the other arm extends full length, gesturing rhetorically.
—Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
Reed observed it on greatcoats, boots, floors, stairways.
—Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The men were sporting tweets, Norfolk jackets and a camel hair greatcoat.
—Melanie Windridge, Forbes, 24 May 2021
The boys from Köpenick, the idiot with the army greatcoat who stabbed his own leg on a dare.
—Hari Kunzru, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
The dictator threw on his greatcoat, saddled up his white steed and rode up the mountain’s slopes until man and beast were gazing into the caldera lake that glints at the summit, pure as the Korean race.
—The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019
In 2015, Michael Kors put his spin on the songbird’s favorite peasant dress silhouette, while at Chloé that same year, Clare Waight Keller dressed her models in greatcoats and skinny neck scarves that recalled some of her famous stage ensembles.
—Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2018
TheaterWorks honcho Rob Ruggiero, who has directed regularly at Goodspeed for around a decade now, helms this tricky show, which requires highly skilled character actors, a large group of unruly children and a wardrobe of greatcoats and top hats.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 19 June 2018
One hand holds the lapel of his greatcoat, the other arm extends full length, gesturing rhetorically.
—Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
Reed observed it on greatcoats, boots, floors, stairways.
—Olga Ingurazova, Smithsonian, 29 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greatcoat
Noun
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Since army rules strictly forbade pets, Conroy smuggled Stubby aboard their transport ship, the SS Minnesota, hiding him in an overcoat.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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While the fashion choices of first ladies are closely parsed, the president-elect today is expected to wear an unfussy overcoat — a must for a January day in Washington — and, beneath it, as bland a business uniform as imaginable.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Whether the jackets make the playoffs or not, this season has been so much fun to watch.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Jean jackets: Another layer to add onto our more spring-forward outfits to ensure no goosebumps.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Finishes like polyurethane, varnish, or laminate add a protective topcoat to your cabinets to protect them from substances like grease.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2025
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Carrying over from the street style in Milan just one week earlier, lean topcoats ruled again, still with the emphasis put on heritage prints like checks, pinstripes and houndstooth, which added a dash of debonair to utility clothes in denim and leather.—
Alex Badia,
WWD,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Greatcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greatcoat. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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