trench coat
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noun
a waterproof overcoat styled along military lines, belted, with straps on the shoulders and lower sleeves.
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Origin of trench coat
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby trench coat
tremulous, trenail, trench, trenchant, Trenchard, trench coat, trencher, trencherman, trenches, trench fever, trench foot
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trench coat
noun
a belted double-breasted waterproof coat of gabardine, etc, resembling a military officer's coat
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