wet suit

noun

: a close-fitting suit made of material (such as sponge rubber) that is worn (as by a skin diver) especially in cold water to retain body heat and that traps a thin layer of water against the body

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The scene of you tumbling across the lawn in a wet suit is incredible. Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 23 May 2025 Even in September when the air is warm, a wet suit is essential. Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025 The team packed the hellbenders up and drove to a river in Middle Tennessee, where biologists donned wet suits and snorkels and hopped into the cold streams. Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025 The women free divers descend as many as 60 feet (18 meters) multiple times a day, through pregnancy and old age, with no breathing equipment and only the aid of wet suits. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wet suit

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wet suit was in 1955

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“Wet suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wet%20suit. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

wet suit

noun
: a rubber suit for swimmers that traps a layer of water against the body to save body heat (as while swimming in cold water)
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