windbreaker

English

Etymology

From a trademark of the John Rissman company; wind + breaker.

Noun

windbreaker (plural windbreakers)

A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain.

Synonyms

windcheater (UK)

Translations

thin outer coat

Chinese:
Mandarin: 風衣 (zh), 风衣 (zh) (fēngyī)
Czech: šusťákovka f, větrovka f
Finnish: tuulitakki
French: K-way (fr) m, k-way (fr) m, coupe-vent (fr) m
German: (dünne) Jacke (de) f, Windjacke (de) f
Hungarian: széldzseki (hu)
Icelandic: úlpa (is) f

Japanese: ウインドブレーカー (uindoburēkā)
Macedonian: ветровка f (vetrovka)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vindjakke m or f

Nynorsk: vindjakke f
Polish: wiatrówka (pl) f
Russian: ветро́вка (ru) f (vetróvka), штормо́вка (ru) f (štormóvka)
Slovak: vetrovka f

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