jumpsuit

or jump suit

[ juhmp-soot ]

noun

1. a one-piece suit worn by parachutists for jumping.
2. a garment fashioned after this, usually combining a shirt or bodice with shorts or trousers in one piece.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jumpsuit¹

First recorded in 1940–45; jump + suit

Example Sentences

After a sleepless night in an orange jumpsuit in a maximum-security immigration-detention facility, I was taken back to the airport where I was told by Customs and Border Patrol agents that I’d probably never see these shores again.

From Nautilus

After a sleepless night in an orange jumpsuit in a maximum-security immigration-detention facility, I was taken back to the airport.

From Nautilus

There are a couple of jumpsuits that I have just lived in because I’ve been nursing and I like how they look.

From Time

Buy now The easiest path to getting dressed and feeling put together is a jumpsuit.

From Outside Online

We already extolled the many virtues of the company’s sleeveless summery jumpsuit.

From Outside Online

ISIS answered some limited strikes by posting the video that shows Foley kneeling in an orange jumpsuit.

From The Daily Beast

In the 2004 video, 26-year-old American businessman Nick Berg also wears an orange jumpsuit.

From The Daily Beast

They also designed a wig and jumpsuit specifically for the test.

From The Daily Beast

WHO: Vuitton-toting socialites, jumpsuit-adorned maintenance workers and shorts-wearing tatted musicians circle the block.

From The Daily Beast

It was very tangible, because I knew that I would get to set and I would don the jumpsuit.

From The Daily Beast