raincoat

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈreɪnkəʊt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈreɪnˌkoʊt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rān′kōt′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
rain•coat /ˈreɪnˌkoʊt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
rain•coat  (rān′kōt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
  • rain + coat 1820–30, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
raincoat / ˈreɪnˌkəʊt/
  1. a coat made of a waterproof material
'raincoat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Burberry - fawn - gabardine - mackintosh - must - oilskin - on - parka - poncho - slicker - vinyl - waterproof - yarmulke
Collocations: a [black, yellow, plastic, reversible] raincoat, [put, slip] on a raincoat, [put] a raincoat on, more...

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