raincoat

noun

rain·​coat ˈrān-ˌkōt How to pronounce raincoat (audio)
: a waterproof or water-resistant coat

Examples of raincoat in a Sentence

I grabbed my umbrella and raincoat before going out in the thunderstorm.
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This past June, at a No Kings rally outside a white clapboard church in a little brick town in the lower right-hand corner of Vermont, Green Mountaineers huddled together in raincoats under a pearl-gray sky. Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 We were all dressed in black raincoats. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025 Regardless, this film also boasts a oner for the ages, as a raincoat mafia descends upon a rave and a pair of bloodthirsty lovers. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025 The six-time Super Bowl-winning coach wore a fisherman's garb, complete with a wide-brim fishing hat, a heavy-duty raincoat, jeans and boots. Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raincoat

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of raincoat was in 1830

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“Raincoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raincoat. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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raincoat

noun
rain·​coat ˈrān-ˌkōt How to pronounce raincoat (audio)
: a coat of waterproof or water-resistant material

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