Synonyms for windbreaker


Grammar : Noun
Spell : wind-brey-ker
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪndˌbreɪ kər

Top 10 synonyms for windbreaker Other synonyms for the word windbreaker

Définition of windbreaker

Origin :
  • type of jacket to keep off the wind (originally a kind of leather shirt), 1918, from wind (n.1) + agent noun from break (v.).
  • As in coat : noun personal outerwear
Example sentences :
  • He shucked his windbreaker because it would be more encumbrance than help in the showdown.
  • Extract from : « A Matter of Proportion » by Anne Walker
  • She ducked under a branch and he caught her by the hood of her windbreaker.
  • Extract from : « Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town » by Cory Doctorow
  • A young man wearing a windbreaker jacket and awkwardly holding a crowbar spoke first.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Jockey Hollow » by Cleo Garis
  • He looked well in windbreaker coat, cap, leather puttees, and his knickers were genuine Scotch plaid.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Jockey Hollow » by Cleo Garis
  • He slid his thumb across the black gun button as he set his windbreaker's edge on a line with Allison's aileron slit.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. » by Rutherford G. Montgomery
  • "Don't let Andy lose his windbreaker," she warned in an almost grownup manner.
  • Extract from : « Jerry's Charge Account » by Hazel Hutchins Wilson
  • She took off again and he balled the windbreaker up in his fist and took off after her.
  • Extract from : « Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town » by Cory Doctorow
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