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siren suit

siren suit noun: a one-piece garment for the whole body, originally designed to be put on while making one's way to an air-raid shelter.

Noun

siren suit (plural siren suits)

  1. A one-piece garment for the whole body, originally designed to be put on while making one's way to an air-raid shelter.
    • Don't ever use the hood on your anorak; and, if you do, for heaven's sake don't pull the string tight so that you peep out like a little baby in a siren suit.1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 61

Forms of siren suit

pluralsiren suits

Origin of siren suit

In reference to the air-raid sirens that warned civilians to take shelter.

Questions about siren suit

What does siren suit mean?
Siren suit means a one-piece garment for the whole body, originally designed to be put on while making one's way to an air-raid shelter.
What part of speech is siren suit?
Siren suit is a noun.
What is the plural of siren suit?
The plural of siren suit is siren suits.

Words near siren suit in the dictionary

  1. siren
  2. siren call
  3. siren calls
  4. siren song
  5. siren songs
  6. siren suit
  7. siren suits
  8. siren's song
  9. Siren's songs
  10. Sirena Deep
  11. Sirenaic

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