winter coat

noun

A warm coat, often an overcoat, fit to be worn in winter

“Regal ermine is made of the weasely stoat's winter coat”

Opposite
summer coat

Meanings

nounwinter coat (plural winter coats)

plural winter coats · alternative winter-coat

  1. A warm coat, often an overcoat, fit to be worn in winter
  2. biologyAn animal's seasonal appearance in winter, notably thicker and/or otherwise camouflaged plumage or fur after (often autumnal) moulting

    Regal ermine is made of the weasely stoat's winter coat

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
summer coat

Translations

Danish vinterpæls
  • vinterpælsseasonal appearance
Dutch winterjas, wintermantel
  • winterjaswarm coat
  • wintermantelwarm coat
  • winterkleedseasonal appearance
  • wintervachtseasonal appearance
Finnish talvitakki, talviturkki
  • talvitakkiwarm coat
  • talviturkkiseasonal appearance
  • talvipukuseasonal appearance
German Winterjacke, Wintermantel
  • Winterjackewarm coat
  • Wintermantelwarm coat
  • Winterfellseasonal appearance
Hungarian télikabát
  • télikabátwarm coat
Norwegian Bokmål vinterpels
  • vinterpelsseasonal appearance
Polish płaszcz zimowy, futro zimowe
  • płaszcz zimowywarm coat
  • futro zimoweseasonal appearance
Russian зимна́я ку́ртка
  • зимна́я ку́ртка (zimnája kúrtka)warm coat
Swedish vinterrock, vinterkappa
  • vinterrockwarm coat
  • vinterkappawarm coat
  • vinterpälsseasonal appearance
Turkish kış ceketi, palto
  • kış ceketiwarm coat
  • paltowarm coat
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APA

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MLA

“winter coat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winter%20coat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winter coat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winter%20coat.

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