raincoats

plural of raincoat
as in macks
a coat made of water-resistant material I grabbed my umbrella and raincoat before going out in the thunderstorm

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Recent Examples of raincoats Dozens of health care workers walked the picket line outside the medical center in Roseville Tuesday morning, chanting and carrying signs, many wearing raincoats and ponchos. Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025 So many raincoats don’t, but this one passed with flying colors through the rapids, airing out almost instantly. Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025 Petit Bateau, known for its products such as cotton briefs, bodysuits, marinière, raincoats and peacoats in vivid colors, has a vertical operation, which entails being involved in design, knitting, dyeing, manufacturing, screen printing and embroidery. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
  • This clay molding process was known to preserve the form of soft animals in oxygen-poor areas, such as the muds at the bottom of lagoons and deep-sea trenches, Sereno says.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The discoveries span worms, mollusks, and crustaceans collected from habitats ranging from shallow waters to the ocean’s deepest trenches.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The American team could certainly have done without the aggravation of running to the pro shop to buy alternative waterproofs in 2010 because they were getting soaked in their official gear.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During the Waleses' trip to Canada in October 1991, Diana made time between touring an AIDS hospice and a women's shelter to join William, 9, and Harry, 7, on a visit to Niagara Falls, where the trio donned rain slickers for a wet and wild voyage on the Maid of the Mist.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Raincoats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raincoats. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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