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boiler suit

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour.

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Examples

Where Babcock has proprietary technologies, they will be preserved and developed, in so far as they help to give the company an edge over its rivals. But make no mistake, if Parker and Salmon have their way, boiler suits are the workwear of yesteryear at Babcock. Graduates, not grease-monkeys, are the typical employees of the future.”
The boiler suit was the kind with stud-fasteners rather than a zip.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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