trench coat

noun

1. a waterproof overcoat styled along military lines, belted, with straps on the shoulders and lower sleeves.

trench coat

noun

1. a belted double-breasted waterproof coat of gabardine, etc, resembling a military officer's coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of trench coat¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

I put on my old Army trench coat and boots and, as I have on many days, and especially in these monumental moments, I made my pilgrimage to Trump Tower in downtown Chicago.

From Salon

“Her clothing is the Columbo trench coat — the idea of it — the piece of sand in your bathing suit.”

From Los Angeles Times

Gosling wears a brown trench coat in character as a futuristic bounty hunter while approaching a city skyline shrouded in thick, orange smog.

From Los Angeles Times

The clothes: Cocooned hoods, floor-grazing trench coats with a kind of backward veil, cinched jackets with ’80s proportions in leopard-printed pony hair and an iridescent shorts suit the color of rich amber.

From Los Angeles Times

An aggressively flatulent vision of undarned socks, rumpled shirts and unspeakably greasy trench coat, Lamb is invariably surrounded by whiskey bottles and the moldering remnants of Chinese takeout.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• overcoat
• slicker