fatigues
- noun
- /fəˈtiɡz/
- Jargon
:
uniforme de trabajo
- He was relieved to change into comfortable fatigues after a long day of training.
There were starch fatigues and it's this big warehouse.
- There were starch fatigues and it's this big warehouse.
Examples
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The soldiers wore their fatigues while preparing for the field training exercise.
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Show my white army fatigue pants and some reflective heels.
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There were starch fatigues and it's this big warehouse.
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During the drill, the cadets were dressed in standard military fatigues for the entire day.
Synonyms
11
1.6
Clothes you wear for hard, dirty jobs that protect you and last a long time
8
2.9
Clothes that soldiers and other people in the armed forces wear to show who they are and for official duties
Clothes you wear for hard jobs that protect you and are strong
A United States Army uniform made of dull green cloth
How Formal
- Formal
60
5.7
- Specialized
8
4.1
- Jargon
11
1.6
81
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fatigues comes from the word fatigue, which means 'tiredness'. In the military, the phrase 'fatigue duty' meant hard, tiring work, so the clothes soldiers wore for that work became known as fatigues, the uniform worn for work rather than for ceremonies.