rain gear
4
1.6
- noun
- /reɪn ɡɪr/
:
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- Keep the rain gear handy for today and tonight.
- wear rain gear
- bring rain gear
- don rain gear
Examples
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Please make sure your athletes (and spectators, too!) are dressed appropriately, with layers and rain gear.
Blog text (27) -
So I put more rain gear on.
Blog text (32) -
Wear your rain gear if you decide to go outside.
Blog text (20) -
Bring your rain gear as this reporter has been caught in hail twice during that event.
Blog text (20) -
If you're planning on going to any high school football games tonight, make sure you bring along the rain gear.
Blog text (13) -
I hear the rain all around me, and the cold from the concrete seeps through the plastic rain gear.
Fiction book (1999) -
I put on all my best rain gear (helmet too, of course) and headed downhill towards my work.
Blog text (31) -
So we boarded the boat, having been forewarned to wear warm clothes, bring rain gear and sunglasses, and be prepared for everything.
Academic text (2001) -
We pulled on our rain gear and our boots and walked down the ramp to the dock.
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On deck, he could see the crew at work, their bright orange rain gear glowing through the drizzling mist.
Synonyms
51
1.0
A coat that keeps you dry in the rain
41
6.2
A waterproof coat that keeps you dry in rain
18
3.4
A light jacket that keeps wind and light rain out
8
5.8
A waterproof coat made of treated fabric to wear in the rain
3
1.4
A coat that keeps you dry in the rain
1
3.3
Clothing that keeps you dry and warm in rain or storms
1
1.8
Clothing that keeps you dry in the rain
1
2.0
A coat that keeps you dry in the rain
A jacket that keeps you dry and warm in wind or rain
Clothes worn over other clothes to keep you warm or dry
A thin jacket that keeps out wind and light rain
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'clothing or equipment worn to protect yourself from getting wet in the rain' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'rain' (water droplets that fall from the sky) with 'gear' (items or equipment for an activity). This straightforward noun-noun compounding is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would reliably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The name rain gear comes from the simple idea of rain plus gear, meaning the coat, boots, or umbrella you use when it rains. So, rain gear means 'clothes or equipment that keep you dry in the rain'.