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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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Some can swim to depths up to 10 meters using nothing but a wet suit, diving helmet, and their breath.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2024
Last week, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo donned a wet suit and goggles, and completely submerged herself in the Seine, where swimming has been banned for the past century, and for 50 years raw sewage was released into the river.
—Riccardo Piccolo, WIRED, 23 July 2024
And this is probably one reason why: Alt was featured in a wet suit ad in Surfer Magazine.
—Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 6 July 2024
Being judged while pouring pints of beer, posing beside a human-size trash can and careening headfirst down water rides in skintight wet suits, British politicians are willing to endure the sometimes absurd on their quest for political power.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1955, in the meaning defined above
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“Wet suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wet%20suit. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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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