dry suit
nounDefinition of dry suit
: a close-fitting air-insulated waterproof suit for divers
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Two of them wore sweatshirts, and one had a dry suit. — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Oostburg teens' ski trip across Lake Michigan wasn't the first; trio did it in 1962," 30 Aug. 2019 And don’t worry: While the water stays a cool 34-degrees Fahrenheit, you’ll be snuggly wrapped up in a dry suit. — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Things to Do in Iceland: Our Definitive List," 16 Aug. 2019 Munch, who paddles dressed in thick neoprene boots and a dry suit, shipped resupply packages of food to post offices and outfitters 150 to 200 miles apart along his route. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "This Wisconsin man is traveling 870 miles from Duluth to the Arctic Ocean all in a stand-up paddleboard," 26 June 2019 As helmets are standard on rocky stretches and dry suits assist on colder waters, drowning is still a remote possibility, which is why commercial trips and river guides still have such long waivers. — Peter Reese, Popular Mechanics, "Five Things to Know Before Running a Wild River," 11 Aug. 2017 The dry suit worked well, keeping me warm and dry, for the most part - but my face was in the water; my hands got cold, too. — Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, "Iceland Travel Blog: Snorkeling in glacial water between two continents (photos)," 9 May 2018 The high-tech dry suits, all fail-safe zippers and rubber cuffs, can take two people to wrangle into place. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, "‘Extremely dangerous’: For rescuers, icy Potomac presents an opportunity — and hazards," 6 Jan. 2018 Prolonged exposure to water below 75 degrees is a hypothermia risk, and the dry suits come out in September, or whenever hazardous materials might taint the water. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, "‘Extremely dangerous’: For rescuers, icy Potomac presents an opportunity — and hazards," 6 Jan. 2018 On Monday, Williams stood on the edge of the island in a dry suit holding three of the palm-sized mussels. — OregonLive.com, "Study: Key freshwater mussel not reproducing in Willamette River," 2 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dry suit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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