windbreaker
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- noun
- /ˈwɪndˌbreɪkər/
- US
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cortavientos
- The hiker packed a windbreaker to protect against unexpected rain on the trail.
Oh, I bought the new Burberry windbreaker.
- Oh, I bought the new Burberry windbreaker.
- It's very like a windbreaker type jacket too, except I can wear it on our bike rides.
- It's like a faux leather coords with a windbreaker jacket.
- It's this dope bright orange windbreaker with the progress daily logo.
Examples
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The weather has turned bitter, yet she only wears a nylon windbreaker over a cotton dress.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm sorry, Mr. weeks, it's just that we rarely see a college administrator in a windbreaker.
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It's really time you got a new windbreaker.
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In fact... you look very attractive in that windbreaker.
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We're going in a windbreaker and sweatpants.
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It's this dope bright orange windbreaker with the progress daily logo.
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When you say tan jacket, do you mean a sports coat or windbreaker?
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Not one, but two blue windbreakers.
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A man in a black windbreaker sits on the bench, his back to Ethan.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'd thrown on my windbreaker and crammed my knit cap down tight on my head.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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1.0
A short coat that reaches the waist or hips and fastens at the front
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2.0
A coat that keeps you dry in the rain
A thin jacket that keeps out wind and light rain
A jacket that keeps you dry and warm in wind or rain
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Etymology
Windbreaker comes from the two words wind and breaker, meaning something that 'breaks' or blocks the wind, like a low wall or a row of trees. So a windbreaker is a light jacket made to block wind and light rain.