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
So many raincoats don’t, but this one passed with flying colors through the rapids, airing out almost instantly.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raincoats
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Improvising an armed version to clear Russian trenches should not be an impossible technical challenge, given how easily troops in the field have attached sawn-off shotguns to drones.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The actor has spent three days in these trenches, soaked in blood and sweat of his own making.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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