Thesaurus results for WATERPROOFS

waterproofs

noun

plural of waterproof, chiefly British

as in raincoats

a coat made of water-resistant material remember your waterproof if you're walking around London in the winter

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Recent Examples of waterproofs 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

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In Reykjavik, clouds did not prevent hundreds of people from gathering in bright raincoats in front of the landmark Hallgrímskirkja church as the skies darkened.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
People also moved quickly to capitalize on the weather, riding bicycles through the area while selling raincoats and ponchos to fans caught outside before conditions began to clear.

— Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

Definition of raincoats

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Both sides have consequently dug legal and PR trenches to snipe at the other and rally endorsements.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
But since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, frontline combat has seen the return of positional warfare centered on fortified networks of trenches.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026