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field jackets

field jackets is the plural of field jacket.

Meaning of field jacket

Noun

field jacket (plural field jackets)

  1. A military or military-style jacket made of fabric (wool or cotton).
    • The morning was raw, yet he wore only summer khaki trousers, a light Army field jacket and, of all things, tennis shoes. He was shivering.1944, Ernie Pyle, chapter 15, in Brave Men, New York: Henry Holt, page 231
  2. A covering used by paleontologists to protect fossils, usually made of plaster and burlap.
    • Similar to a cast a doctor wraps around a broken leg, a field jacket keeps fossils from moving or breaking and protects them during transport.1999, Monique Keiran, Ornithomimus: Pursuing the Bird-Mimic Dinosaur, Vancouver: Raincoast, page 25

Questions about field jackets

What is field jackets the plural of?
Field jackets is the plural of field jacket.

Words near field jackets in the dictionary

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  3. field investigation
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  8. field kitchens
  9. field lacrosse
  10. field lens
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