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shell jacket

shell jacket noun: a short jacket reaching the hips, once part of military uniforms.

Noun

shell jacket (plural shell jackets)

  1. A short jacket reaching the hips, once part of military uniforms.
  2. The jacket of a shell suit.

Forms of shell jacket

pluralshell jackets

Words formed from shell jacket

  • shell-jacketed

Questions about shell jacket

What does shell jacket mean?
Shell jacket means a short jacket reaching the hips, once part of military uniforms.
What part of speech is shell jacket?
Shell jacket is a noun.
What is the plural of shell jacket?
The plural of shell jacket is shell jackets.

Words near shell jacket in the dictionary

  1. shell gold
  2. shell gravel
  3. Shell Haven
  4. shell hunger
  5. shell ice
  6. shell jacket
  7. shell jackets
  8. Shell Lake
  9. shell lime
  10. shell marl
  11. shell marls

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