Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boiler suit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: boil-er -suit
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour.

Example Sentences

"Where Babcock has proprietary technologies, they will be preserved and developed, in so far as they help to give the company an edge over its rivals. But make no mistake, if Parker and Salmon have their way, boiler suits are the workwear of yesteryear at Babcock. Graduates, not grease-monkeys, are the typical employees of the future."
"The boiler suit was the kind with stud-fasteners rather than a zip."

Etymology

From boiler + suit.

Inflected Forms

boiler suits (plural) boilersuit (alternative)

Synonyms

overall overalls coverall

Questions

What does boiler suit mean?: A one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour.
Where does boiler suit come from?: From boiler + suit.

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