snowsuit

[ snoh-soot ]

noun

1. a child's one- or two-piece outer garment for cold weather, often consisting of heavily lined pants and jacket.

Word History and Origins

Origin of snowsuit¹

First recorded in 1935–40; snow + suit

Example Sentences

They wore colorful snowsuits and skated out on the ice with Lance the Snowman!

From Literature

Badenhop’s niece, wearing a snowsuit with a tutu, threw dried flower petals as she walked down the snowy aisle.

From Seattle Times

No, you don’t need to dress up in goggles and a snowsuit.

From Seattle Times

You don’t have to be a skier to wear a neon one-piece snowsuit.

From New York Times

POLYANYTSYA, Ukraine — Children in puffy snowsuits waited patiently to board the ski lift, clutching their poles.

From New York Times