bomber jacket
English
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A flight jacket worn by B-17 crews.
Etymology
Similar to jackets worn by bomber crews in WWII.
Noun
bomber jacket (plural bomber jackets)
- A short leather jacket, with an elasticated waist and cuffs, a fleece collar and a zip front.
- Synonyms: bomber, flight jacket
- 1990 June 5, Jeff Black, quoting Richard Kastleman, “Men's Outerwear True To Red, White, Blue”, in DNR, volume 20, number 9, ISSN 1092-5511, page 5:
- Richard Kastleman […] said in a recent interview that “the men's bomber jacket has become like the buttondown shirt. It's become a basic item for men.”
Translations
short leather jacket
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Further reading
flight jacket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia