noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists.

   "Hey baby, baby, baby he's a-lookin' so cute / Sneak around-round-round in a blue jumpsuit"

2. 2
   one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform wordnet
3. 3
   A similar item of clothing used for outdoor sports such as skiing.
4. 4
   A similar item of clothing used as a prison uniform.

Synonyms

All synonyms

jump suitjump suit

Example

More examples

"Tom was wearing an orange jumpsuit and his hands were cuffed in front of him."

Etymology

From jump + suit, referring to parachute jumps.

Related phrases

one piece

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