boiler suit

boil·er suit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boi-ler soot]
- /ˈbɔɪ lər sut/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boi-ler soot]
- /ˈbɔɪ lər sut/

Definitions of boiler suit words

countable noun boiler suit A boiler suit consists of a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket. You wear it over your clothes in order to protect them from dirt while you are working. 3
noun boiler suit coveralls 3
noun boiler suit coveralls. 1
noun boiler suit clothing: overalls 1
noun boiler suit A one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour. 0

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Origin of boiler suit

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Boiler suit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Boiler suit

boiler suit popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for boiler suit

noun boiler suit

coveralls — Coveralls are a single piece of clothing that combines pants and a jacket. You wear coveralls over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working.
overalls — overalls, (used with a plural verb) loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers. long waterproof leggings.

All 2 Synonyms of boiler suit