jumpsuit

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US/ˈd͡ʒʌmpˌsut/

noun

A one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists.

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Meanings

nounjumpsuit (plural jumpsuits)

plural jumpsuits · alternative jump suit

  1. A one-piece item of clothing originally used by parachutists.

    Hey baby, baby, baby he's a-lookin' so cute / Sneak around-round-round in a blue jumpsuit

    1977, “Ghost Rider”, in Suicide, performed by Suicide
  2. hobbiesA similar item of clothing used for outdoor sports such as skiing.
  3. A similar item of clothing used as a prison uniform.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From jump + suit, referring to parachute jumps.

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Translations

Bulgarian работен комбинезон
  • работен комбинезон (raboten kombinezon)similar garment
Chinese Mandarin 連體衣 /连体衣, 連身衣 /连身衣
  • 連體衣 /连体衣 (liántǐyī)one-pice clothing for parachutists
  • 連身衣 /连身衣 (liánshēnyī)one-pice clothing for parachutists
  • 連體衣 /连体衣 (liántǐyī)similar garment
  • 連身衣 /连身衣 (liánshēnyī)similar garment
Dutch jumpsuit
  • jumpsuitone-pice clothing for parachutists
Finnish hyppyhaalari, haalari
  • hyppyhaalarione-pice clothing for parachutists
  • haalarisimilar garment
French jumpsuit
  • jumpsuitone-pice clothing for parachutists
German Jumpsuit, Springeranzug
  • Jumpsuitone-pice clothing for parachutists
  • Springeranzugone-pice clothing for parachutists
  • Springerkombione-pice clothing for parachutists
  • Overallsimilar garment
Italian tuta da paracadutista, tuta
  • tuta da paracadutistaone-pice clothing for parachutists
  • tutasimilar garment
Japanese 繋ぎ
  • 繋ぎ (tsunagi)one-pice clothing for parachutists
Polish kombinezon
  • kombinezonone-pice clothing for parachutists
Portuguese macacão, macacão
  • macacãoone-pice clothing for parachutists
  • macacãosimilar garment
Punjabi ਜੰਪਸੂਟ
  • ਜੰਪਸੂਟ (jampsūṭ)one-pice clothing for parachutists
Russian комбинезон
  • комбинезон (kombinezon)one-pice clothing for parachutists
Spanish mono, jumpsuit
  • monoone-pice clothing for parachutists
  • jumpsuitone-pice clothing for parachutists
  • monosimilar garment
  • enterizosimilar garment
  • overolsimilar garment
  • mamelucosimilar garment
Turkish tulum
  • tulumsimilar garment
Welsh siwt undarn
  • siwt undarnone-pice clothing for parachutists
Cite this entry
APA

jumpsuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpsuit

MLA

“jumpsuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpsuit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jumpsuit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpsuit.

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