Meanings
nounNBC suit (plural NBC suits)
plural NBC suits
- governmentA protective suit used in the military to avoid contact with and contamination by radioactive, biological or chemical substances.
Synonyms: chemsuit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA protective suit used in the military to avoid contact with and contamination by radioactive, biological or chemical substances.
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Origin
Short for nuclear/biological/chemical suit.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Spanish traje NBQ
- traje NBQnoun
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APA
NBC suit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NBC%20suit
MLA
“NBC suit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NBC%20suit. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “NBC suit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NBC%20suit.
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