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greatcoat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A heavy overcoat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: watchcoat, carrick

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: overcoat, coat, garment

2

noun

Meaning 2

a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overcoat, topcoat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: coat

Narrower terms: capote, hooded coat, chesterfield, surtout, ulster

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gher-der. Proto-Germanic *grautaz Proto-West Germanic *graut Old English grēat Middle English grete English great Proto-Germanic *kuttôbor. Latin cotta Old French cottebor. Middle English cote English coat English greatcoat From great + coat.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِعْطَف سَمِيك (miʕṭaf samīk) — heavy overcoat
  • Bulgarian: балтон (balton) — heavy overcoat
  • Bulgarian: шинел (šinel) — heavy overcoat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 軍大衣 /军大衣 (jūndàyī) — heavy overcoat
  • Dutch: (uniform)overjas — heavy overcoat
  • Finnish: päällystakki — heavy overcoat
  • Finnish: pitkä takki — heavy overcoat
  • Finnish: ulsteri — heavy overcoat
  • Finnish: mantteli — heavy overcoat
  • French: pardessus — heavy overcoat
  • French: paletot — heavy overcoat
  • French: capote — heavy overcoat
  • Galician: chaquetón — heavy overcoat
  • Galician: gabán — heavy overcoat
  • Galician: abrigo — heavy overcoat
  • German: Wintermantel — heavy overcoat
  • Hungarian: nagykabát — heavy overcoat
  • Irish: cóta mór — heavy overcoat
  • Italian: cappotto — heavy overcoat
  • Kazakh: шинель (şinel) — heavy overcoat
  • Kyrgyz: шинель (şinel) — heavy overcoat
  • Plautdietsch: Äwarock — heavy overcoat
  • Polish: palto — heavy overcoat
  • Polish: szynel — heavy overcoat
  • Portuguese: sobretudo — heavy overcoat
  • Russian: пальто́ (palʹtó) — heavy overcoat
  • Russian: шине́ль (šinélʹ) — heavy overcoat
  • Spanish: sobretodo — heavy overcoat
  • Spanish: gabán — heavy overcoat
  • Spanish: abrigo — heavy overcoat
  • Turkish: palto — heavy overcoat
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