beach hat

noun

A light, wide-brimmed hat, typically made of straw or some similar material, designed to offer protection from the harsh sunlight when at the beach.

Meanings

nounbeach hat (plural beach hats)

plural beach hats

  1. A light, wide-brimmed hat, typically made of straw or some similar material, designed to offer protection from the harsh sunlight when at the beach.

    Dressed always in jeans, a loose long sleeved top and large brimmed straw beach hat [...] she stood out from the tanned seasoned locals.

    1994, Jim Ranie, Jargodin: The Moonlighter, Brisbane: Jim Ranie, page 120
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