1
: a hooded fur pullover garment for arctic wear
2
: a usually lined fabric outerwear pullover or jacket
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The obvious winter favorite is this cold weather-friendly parka that just dropped under $100.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Only a few of the workers stop in the fading winter light, quickly folding the flyers into parka pockets before unlocking their cars.
—William Wilkes, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
Plus approximately 35 pounds of winter clothing to brave the northern European chill, including a heavy parka with a hood that looks like something the scientists would wear in Antarctica.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
At the Alaska Aviation Museum, near the airport in Anchorage, a Boeing 737 with the logo of Alaska Airlines on its sides and the company’s emblem of a smiling, parka-wearing Native man on its tail sits with other mothballed airplanes outside a hangar.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2026
Only a few of the workers stop in the fading winter light, quickly folding the flyers into parka pockets before unlocking their cars.
—William Wilkes, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
Plus approximately 35 pounds of winter clothing to brave the northern European chill, including a heavy parka with a hood that looks like something the scientists would wear in Antarctica.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026
At the Alaska Aviation Museum, near the airport in Anchorage, a Boeing 737 with the logo of Alaska Airlines on its sides and the company’s emblem of a smiling, parka-wearing Native man on its tail sits with other mothballed airplanes outside a hangar.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Parka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parka. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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parka
noun
par·ka
ˈpär-kə 
: a very warm jacket with a hood
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