trench coat

noun

1

: a usually double-breasted raincoat with deep pockets, wide belt, and often straps on the shoulders

2

: a waterproof overcoat with a removable lining designed for wear in trenches

Examples of trench coat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cropped trench coats are also having a moment this season, delivering the same polished protection in a shorter, sleeker hem, like this 34 percent-off style from Amazon and this $38-off denim trench coat from Madewell. —Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026

Diaz paired her new beauty look with a statement black leather trench coat. —Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026

The second is a guy in a trench coat, with signature creepy-dude hair (bald on top, the rest dangling to his shoulders) waiting outside the inn and beckoning them inside. —Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026

Dries Van Noten wrapped a denim trench coat in a colorful, tapestry-like belts, scrunched baggy jeans into shin-grazing boots and added a bomber-style collar to a denim blazer. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for trench coat

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote

Kids Definition

trench coat

noun

: a loose double-breasted raincoat with deep pockets, belt, and straps on the shoulders