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
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The scene of you tumbling across the lawn in a wet suit is incredible.
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Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 23 May 2025
Even in September when the air is warm, a wet suit is essential.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
The team packed the hellbenders up and drove to a river in Middle Tennessee, where biologists donned wet suits and snorkels and hopped into the cold streams.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
The women free divers descend as many as 60 feet (18 meters) multiple times a day, through pregnancy and old age, with no breathing equipment and only the aid of wet suits.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
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Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 23 May 2025
Even in September when the air is warm, a wet suit is essential.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025
The team packed the hellbenders up and drove to a river in Middle Tennessee, where biologists donned wet suits and snorkels and hopped into the cold streams.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
The women free divers descend as many as 60 feet (18 meters) multiple times a day, through pregnancy and old age, with no breathing equipment and only the aid of wet suits.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
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“Wet suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wet%20suit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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