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WINDBREAKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of heavy jacket ('windcheater' is a British term)
Synonyms:
anorak; parka; windbreaker; windcheater
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("windbreaker" is a kind of...):
jacket (a short coat)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "windbreaker"):
cagoule (lightweight parka; waterproof)
ski jacket; ski parka (a parka to be worn while skiing)