firesuit

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noun

A fire-retardant suit worn in motor racing.

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Meanings

nounfiresuit (plural firesuits)

plural firesuits

  1. A fire-retardant suit worn in motor racing.

    He was among the hundreds on hand for the unveiling, some arriving as early as 6:30 a.m. to see the new car, the various racecars inside and the Elvis display case that included the orange firesuit worn by Presley as the racecar driver Lucky Jackson in the 1964 film “Viva Las Vegas.”

    2009 May 16, Viv Bernstein, “Without Racing or Earnhardt, a Shop Remains”, in New York Times

Origin

From fire + suit.

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APA

firesuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firesuit

MLA

“firesuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firesuit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firesuit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firesuit.

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