Definitions
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- noun A thin outer
coat designed to resistwind chill and light rain.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I got a jacket too, a red windbreaker which is really warm and I can't wait to use it when we get home (where it is probably midwinter already: () I also got a New York City baseball cap today at Battery Park, and a rather exciting last purchase from Old Navy - my first maternity outfit!!!
sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2004
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A thin, dark-faced boy rushed up to us, his windbreaker zipped up against the predawn desert cold.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Face grim, Kaplan touched a button on the small comlink attached to the collar of her windbreaker and ordered several agents to scour the tree line for unauthorized visitors.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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Tim held still as the man, an agent in a tan windbreaker, dark brown cords, and hiking boots, holstered his gun, then patted him down with quick, assured slides of his hands.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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Tim held still as the man, an agent in a tan windbreaker, dark brown cords, and hiking boots, holstered his gun, then patted him down with quick, assured slides of his hands.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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The man wore a navy-blue windbreaker over dark sweats, and she knew it was Nick Hartley even before he looked up.
At Hidden Falls Barbara Freethy 2011
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The man wore a navy-blue windbreaker over dark sweats, and she knew it was Nick Hartley even before he looked up.
At Hidden Falls Barbara Freethy 2011
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Face grim, Kaplan touched a button on the small comlink attached to the collar of her windbreaker and ordered several agents to scour the tree line for unauthorized visitors.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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A thin, dark-faced boy rushed up to us, his windbreaker zipped up against the predawn desert cold.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Tim held still as the man, an agent in a tan windbreaker, dark brown cords, and hiking boots, holstered his gun, then patted him down with quick, assured slides of his hands.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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