Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A short sturdy jacket traditionally made of leather and having a fitted or elastic waist, a zippered front, and often a fleece or pile collar.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a short men's jacket made of leather, having a zipper in front, knitted cuffs, and ribbed trim.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A short leather jacket, with an elasticated waist and cuffs, a fleece collar and a zip front.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a jacket gathered into a band at the waist

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Designed after jackets worn by flight crew members of the US Air Force.]

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Similar to jackets worn by bomber crew in WWII.

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