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rainwear

noun

Definition of rainwear

as in raincoat

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Recent Examples of rainwear Burberry added that its Portraits of an Icon campaign, which broke earlier this year and focused on the trench, spurred a 19 percent increase in new rainwear customers. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 Outerwear and scarves remain hero categories, up double digits thanks to strong demand for heritage rainwear, lightweight jackets and other seasonal product. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 17 July 2026 In the last fiscal year, outerwear grew by a high single-digit percentage, led by Heritage rainwear, while scarves grew by a double-digit percentage. — Samantha Conti, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rainwear

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Noun

It can be easily folded and popped into a bike basket or even fit underneath a raincoat for those sudden summer showers.

— Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
At the same time, Miles starts to notice a presence in his pictures, a woman in a raincoat (Kate Dickie) staring intently into the camera.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of raincoat

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Also pack enough layers to keep yourself comfortable if the weather changes quickly, including rain gear.

— Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 24 June 2026
With more storms expected later this week, your rain gear is likely to get another workout, and the metro’s soggy streak may not be done yet.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026

Definition of rain gear

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Mary Jane eventually found her muck boots and an oilskin jacket in the back of the hallway closet.

— Kate Walbert, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021
Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies—chasing other people’s dreams.

— Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2018

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