wet suit

British

noun

a close-fitting rubber suit used by skin divers, yachtsmen, etc, to retain body heat when they are immersed in water or sailing in cold weather

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His debut ad felt like an Aquaman trailer, the veteran and oyster farmer’s basso profondo voice overlaying scenes of him in wet suits, splitting wood, piloting a boat, flying the flag, swinging a kettlebell.

From The Wall Street Journal

But once they got there, Civik was already out, standing on land with a torn wet suit and a broken board.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s also a highly useful mental attitude for surfing in the Pacific Northwest, where the sport calls for wet suits year-round in the frigid waters of Puget Sound and the Pacific Ocean.

From Seattle Times

That wet suit they had me wear — they had me try on about 10 of those things and I was so mad.

From Los Angeles Times

It too will be melted down at the end of its life and reborn into a new, lower-carbon wet suit.

From Seattle Times

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