RED-COATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red-coated mean? 

• RED-COATED (adjective)
  The adjective RED-COATED has 1 sense:

1. used of British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War because of their red coats

  Familiarity information: RED-COATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED-COATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Used of British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War because of their red coats

Synonyms:

lobster-backed; red-coated

Similar:

clad; clothed (wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination)

 Context examples 

There’s St. James’s, the big, dingy place with the clock, and the two red-coated sentries before it.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)