wet suit

noun

: a close-fitting suit made of material (such as sponge rubber) that is worn (as by a skin diver) especially in cold water to retain body heat and that traps a thin layer of water against the body

Examples of wet suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The internet is full of photos of 841 munching on purloined surfboards and then sitting on top of them, snarling at baffled young men in wet suits who try, and then think better of, fighting her for their property. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Other messages, many of which have now disappeared, told people where to buy wet suits, flippers, goggles, floats, and even waterproof bags for documents and cellphones. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026

Even a wet suit won’t help; neoprene shatters at such low temperatures. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

So, remove your wet suit after swimming, or your gym clothes after a sweaty workout, rather than hanging out in them all day. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wet suit

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute

Kids Definition

wet suit

noun

: a rubber suit for swimmers that traps a layer of water against the body to save body heat (as while swimming in cold water)