Meaning of field jacket | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A military or military-style jacket made of fabric (wool or cotton).
2. A covering used by paleontologists to protect fossils, usually made of plaster and burlap.

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Examples

“The morning was raw, yet he wore only summer khaki trousers, a light⟳ Army field jacket and, of all things, tennis shoes. He was shivering.”

“One of the MP sergeants, in an uncommon act of kindness, strips off his own⟳ field jacket and lays it over the prisoner with the injured legs, as no one else seems ready to help⟳ him.”

“Similar to a cast⟳ a doctor wraps around a broken leg, a field jacket keeps fossils from moving or breaking and protects them during transport⟳.”

“Inside were various bones, still clothed in their white plaster field jackets, as they patiently waited their turn⟳ to be liberated and put⟳ on display.”

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