wetsuit

UK/ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/US/ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/

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Other forms: wetsuits

A wetsuit is a tight rubber suit that keeps a swimmer warm. Pull on a wetsuit, a thick wetsuit, wetsuit boots.

It works by letting a thin layer of water in and holding it there to be warmed by the body, which is why it must fit tightly — a loose one flushes and chills you. A drysuit does the opposite and keeps water out. Note that the compound says exactly what it is.

Definitions of wetsuit

1nounwetsuitA tight rubber suit that keeps a swimmer warm.B1+
“The sea was cold, so we pulled on our wetsuits before going surfing.”

wetsuit is a garment.

Where it comes from

Wet plus suit, named because it works by trapping water rather than excluding it.

From wet + suit.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Clothes & Fashion, Swimming & Diving

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wetsuit in the wild

A wetsuit is a garment worn to provide thermal protection while wet.
Wetsuit
The bubbles also give the wetsuit a low density, providing buoyancy in water.
Wetsuit
The brothers are often credited with inventing the first practical wetsuit in the early 1950s in the back of their Redondo Beach, California, surf shop, Dive N' Surf.
Body Glove
From those wetsuits, Body Glove branched out into other product categories.
Body Glove
The amount of skin covered is about the same as the person wearing a full-body wetsuit and a swimming cap.
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