safari jacket

noun

: a usually belted shirt jacket with pleated expansible pockets

Examples of safari jacket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seward tries on one of his safari jackets, based on a 1948 British army uniform, but Stéphane frowns at the fit. —Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026

Sunrise and sunset will demand a light, neutral-colored safari jacket as the temperature drops. —Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2025

Jaden Smith wore an oversized denim safari jacket by Louis Vuitton and matching jeans. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025

Just before sunrise, a small group of newsmen slid into combat fatigues and safari jackets before slipping through the waking city in a convoy of vans and rental cars. —Gary Knight, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025

Mark once gave me an Armoury safari jacket, the very same one worn by the character in my novel, and its light, unflappable linen proved perfect for my summer readings around Germany and Switzerland that year. —Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for safari jacket

• bracket
• packet
• racket
• racquet
• straitjacket