Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

coat

noun [C] (CLOTHING)
 
 
/kəʊt/ US  /koʊt/

Definition

A1 an outer piece of clothing with sleeves that is worn over other clothes, usually for warmth: Do your coat up, Joe, or you'll freeze. We need a coat hook on the back of this door.Coats, jackets and cloaks used as a combining form: an overcoat a raincoatCoats, jackets and cloaks
(Definition of coat noun (CLOTHING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“coat” in other dictionaries

Word of the Day

bogus

false, not real or not legal

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More