half-jacket

noun

A short coat or jacket.

OriginEnglish jacket ← Middle French jacquet →
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Meanings

nounhalf-jacket (plural half-jackets)

plural half-jackets

  1. A short coat or jacket.
  2. engineeringA short bullet jacket which leaves some of the bullet in contact with the bore.

Origin

  1. Englishhalf-
  2. Middle Frenchjacquet
  3. Englishjacket
  4. Englishhalf-jacket

From half- + jacket.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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