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Definition of Rainwear
1. waterproof clothing [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rainwear
Literary usage of Rainwear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents: Emergency Medical Services: A by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... duct tape for taping closures — Two-piece rainwear — Rubber boots with steel
... protective clothing is used, rainwear should be worn as an overgarment. ..."
2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Items developed include: handwear, headwear, footwear, rainwear, chemical protective
clothing, combat and dress uniforms and all forms of equipage, ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... December 1967 a technological breakthrough in rainwear —Orvis catalog, 1980
One of the illustrations for this book actually shows a gi ri holding a ..."
4. Adventure Guide to Ireland by Tina Neylon (2004)
"Always pack one warm sweater and rainwear; in summer a light waterproof jacket,
which will roll up for carrying, is ideal. Water Supply Water is drinkable ..."
5. A Collection of Poems in Four Volumes by Robert Dodsley, G. Pearch (1783)
"Heavenly harps, in mournful ftrain O'er yon weeping bower complain : What founds
of bitter pangs I hear ! What lamentations wound rainwear ! ..."
6. The Opening Of The Maritime Fur Trade At Bering Strait: Americans and by John R. Bockstoce (2005)
"... an Aleut term, often used by the Russians to denote rainwear made from sea
mammal intestines. ..."
7. Landscapes of Gran Canaria by Noel Rochford (2004)
"... with a gradual ascent of 150m/500ft at the end of the walk Equipment: walking
shoes, sunhat, long-sleeved shirt, windproof, rainwear, picnic, ..."
8. Adventure Guide to St Vincent, Grenada and the Grenadines by Cindy Kilgorie Brown, Alan Moore (2003)
"Chaperoned or not, you need to bring rainwear as the air is much cooler and damper
than in town. The canopy of massive old-growth trees gives shade for ..."
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