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greatcoat

greatcoat noun: a heavy overcoat.

Noun

greatcoat (plural greatcoats)

  1. A heavy overcoat.
    • The members quietly rose from the board and took their hats from the hat-pins, and the geggee took down his greatcoat, and, with the most satisfied air possible, buttoned it across his breast.1864 January, John Strang, Glasgow and Its Clubs: Or Glimpses of the Condition, Manners, Characters, and Oddities of the City, During the Past and Present Centuries, page 337
    Synonyms:
    watchcoat, carrick

greatcoat meaning in Arabic

greatcoat in Arabic

heavy overcoat
مِعْطَف سَمِيك miʕṭaf samīk

Synonyms of greatcoat

Forms of greatcoat

pluralgreatcoats

Origin of greatcoat

From great + coat.

Words formed from greatcoat

Questions about greatcoat

What does greatcoat mean?
Greatcoat means a heavy overcoat.
What is greatcoat in Arabic?
Greatcoat in Arabic is مِعْطَف سَمِيك (miʕṭaf samīk). See Greatcoat meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is greatcoat?
Greatcoat is a noun.
What is the plural of greatcoat?
The plural of greatcoat is greatcoats.

Words near greatcoat in the dictionary

  1. greataunts
  2. greataxe
  3. greataxes
  4. greatbow
  5. greatbows
  6. greatcoat
  7. greatcoated
  8. greatcoats
  9. greate
  10. greaten
  11. greatened

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