parka
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1.5
- noun
- /ˈpɑrkə/
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parka
- Julie removed her knee-length lavender parka and the white knit cap and shook her hair, smiling at him.
So I've got the cool women's frost parka for that.
- So I've got the cool women's frost parka for that.
- So we are wearing Shackleton expedition grade parkas I guess.
- I was wearing my son's parka and Kaczynski was shivering.
- I need to grab my parka.
- And we're in one of his daft shops in town and he spied this parka.
- We're going to bow tie in a parka, We're going to go to sleep, and then we're going to spend the next four days breaking through ice until we get to the North Pole.
- All right, so Next up, we have a parka in a pocket.
- And so they sent me this like fire parka type thing.
- And he said he's on in a local shop wedding, said parka jacket.
- This is a dual separating zipper that I found at Joanne's for a parka.
Examples
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John was dressed in an old parka, a "gangster cap," and boots.
Academic text (1992) -
Before heading outside, make sure to zip up your parka to stay warm.
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What you got that parka on for?
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Honey, have you seen my blue parka?
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Jerry was sitting in the same place, with a parka and sleeping bag at his feet.
Fiction book (1993) -
I threw on my parka and sat out of the wind on the porch.
Fiction book (1990) -
The metal would be cold, and he would be clumsy in his fur parka and heavy gloves.
Fiction book (1994) -
This is a Yupik parka from western Alaska, from a village called Kipnuk.
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On the cold winter day, she wore her warm parka to keep cozy.
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He put on his favorite parka with a fur-lined hood before going sledding.
Synonyms
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A short coat that reaches the waist or hips and fastens at the front
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A warm piece of clothing with sleeves worn outside
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1.0
A long heavy coat worn over other clothes to keep warm
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A thick piece of clothing worn to keep you warm in cold weather
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5.8
A jacket with a hood that keeps you dry and warm in rain or cold
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A heavy warm outer layer people wear over clothes in cold weather
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7.2
A large, heavy coat worn over clothes to keep warm in cold weather
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2.8
A warm waterproof jacket for skiing with a hood and thick padding
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3.6
A warm thick coat with a hood and wooden toggle buttons that usually reaches the knees
A long coat with a hood you can pull over your head to keep warm or dry
A jacket that keeps you dry and warm in wind or rain
Compounds
How Warm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parka comes from a language spoken by people in northern Russia, where parka meant a 'fur coat with a hood' made for very cold weather. That's why a parka today is a large, warm jacket with a hood.