raingear

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noun

Clothing worn as protection from rain.

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Meanings

nounraingear (uncountable)
  1. uncountableClothing worn as protection from rain.

    Exhilarated by her own cruelty, she stared at Robin’s Gore-Tex raingear until Robin was provoked to ask why. Denise said, “I’m just wondering if you’re ever tempted to be slightly less uncool.”

    2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections
  2. uncountableEquipment for use in the rain.

Origin

From rain + gear.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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