anorak
2
5.8
- noun
- /ˈænəˌræk/
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anorak
- Before heading out for the hike, she put on her lightweight anorak to protect herself from the cold wind.
Examples
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Tourists with throwaway cameras, backpacks, anoraks, children.
Fiction book (2002) -
Fortyish with a clean-shaven face, Chris wore a Day-Glo pink and orange anorak with purple sleeves and a baseball cap that said "WILD AMERICA."
Fiction book (2002) -
He says in England he showers in his anorak.
Academic text (2007) -
Scrambling to my feet, I tore off my gloves, harness, and anorak.
Fiction book (1995) -
He is Cameron Clarke, thin and in his late twenties with a blue anorak and lank, greasy hair.
Fiction book (1994) -
On the main platform, a dozen travelers, men in anoraks, women with shopping bags, waited dispiritedly for the next train to Glasgow, but Elspeth hurried by.
Fiction book (1996) -
He wore his anorak to keep warm and dry during the rainstorm.
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The children bundled up in their colorful anoraks as they played outside in the snowy weather.
Synonyms
29
1.5
A large warm coat with a hood for very cold weather
18
3.4
A light jacket that keeps wind and light rain out
1
7.9
A coat or jacket made from seal fur to keep you warm
1
2.0
A coat that keeps you dry in the rain
A long coat with a hood you can pull over your head to keep warm or dry
A waterproof coat made from seal intestines and worn by Aleut people
A thin jacket that keeps out wind and light rain
How Warm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Anorak comes from the Greenlandic word anoraq, which meant a 'coat' often made from seal skin to keep people warm and dry. So an anorak today is a hooded, waterproof jacket for cold or wet weather.