wetsuit

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/ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/

noun

A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water.

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Meanings

nounwetsuit (plural wetsuits)

plural wetsuits

  1. A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water.

Origin

From wet + suit.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 濕式潛水衣 /湿式潜水衣, 濕式保暖衣 /湿式保暖衣
  • 濕式潛水衣 /湿式潜水衣close fitting, insulating garment
  • 濕式保暖衣 /湿式保暖衣close fitting, insulating garment
Czech neopren
  • neoprenclose fitting, insulating garment
Danish våddragt
  • våddragtclose fitting, insulating garment
Estonian kummiülikond, kalipso
  • kummiülikondclose fitting, insulating garment
  • kalipsoclose fitting, insulating garment
Finnish märkäpuku
  • märkäpukuclose fitting, insulating garment
French combinaison de plongée, combinaison isotherme
  • combinaison de plongéeclose fitting, insulating garment
  • combinaison isothermeclose fitting, insulating garment
German Tauchanzug, Neoprenanzug
  • Tauchanzugclose fitting, insulating garment
  • Neoprenanzugclose fitting, insulating garment
  • Nassanzugclose fitting, insulating garment
Hungarian szörfruha, gumiruha
  • szörfruhaclose fitting, insulating garment
  • gumiruhaclose fitting, insulating garment
  • melegítőruhaclose fitting, insulating garment
  • búvárruhaclose fitting, insulating garment
Italian muta, tuta da subacqueo
  • mutaclose fitting, insulating garment
  • tuta da subacqueoclose fitting, insulating garment
Japanese ウェットスーツ
  • ウェットスーツ (wettosūtsu)close fitting, insulating garment
Korean 잠수복
  • 잠수복 (jamsubok)close fitting, insulating garment
Lithuanian hidrokostiumas
  • hidrokostiumasclose fitting, insulating garment
Norwegian Bokmål våtdrakt
  • våtdraktclose fitting, insulating garment
Polish pianka, skafander
  • piankaclose fitting, insulating garment
  • skafanderclose fitting, insulating garment
Portuguese roupa de mergulho
  • roupa de mergulhoclose fitting, insulating garment
Russian гидрокостю́м
  • гидрокостю́м (gidrokostjúm)close fitting, insulating garment
Scottish Gaelic deise-fhliuch
  • deise-fhliuchclose fitting, insulating garment
Spanish traje acuático
  • traje acuáticoclose fitting, insulating garment
Swedish våtdräkt
  • våtdräktclose fitting, insulating garment
Turkish dalış elbisesi, ıslak dalış elbisesi
  • dalış elbisesiclose fitting, insulating garment
  • ıslak dalış elbisesiclose fitting, insulating garment
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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