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BOILERSUIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does boilersuit mean?
• BOILERSUIT (noun)
The noun BOILERSUIT has 1 sense:
1. a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work
Familiarity information: BOILERSUIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
boilers suit; boilersuit; overall
Hypernyms ("boilersuit" is a kind of...):
coverall (a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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