WINDBREAKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does windbreaker mean? 

• WINDBREAKER (noun)
  The noun WINDBREAKER has 1 sense:

1. a kind of heavy jacket ('windcheater' is a British term)

  Familiarity information: WINDBREAKER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WINDBREAKER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A kind of heavy jacket ('windcheater' is a British term)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

anorak; parka; windbreaker; windcheater

Hypernyms ("windbreaker" is a kind of...):

jacket (a short coat)

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "windbreaker"):

cagoule (lightweight parka; waterproof)

ski jacket; ski parka (a parka to be worn while skiing)