undersuit
undersuit noun: a soft undergarment worn by divers and astronauts.
Noun
undersuit (plural undersuits)
- A soft undergarment worn by divers and astronauts.
- If you plan to dive all year round in the UK, you'll need a drysuit rather than a wetsuit. It won't let in water (a wetsuit traps a layer of water against the skin), but doesn't keep you warm, so you need a neoprene or membrane undersuit, too.2006 December 8, “All you need to know about: Scuba diving”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2014
- Any suit worn under another suit; a suit of underclothes.
Forms of undersuit
| plural | undersuits |
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Origin of undersuit
From under- + suit.
Questions about undersuit
- What does undersuit mean?
- Undersuit means a soft undergarment worn by divers and astronauts.
- What part of speech is undersuit?
- Undersuit is a noun.
- What is the plural of undersuit?
- The plural of undersuit is undersuits.
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