pilot jacket en · NOUN
Etymology
So called because it was worn by seamen: pilots (helmsmen) and pilots (assistants to helmsmen).
Meanings
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A pea coat.
The door was opened by an odd, swarthy, dried-up person of uncertain age, with a dark pilot jacket and brown leather gaiters.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pilot jackets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |