: a jacket made of wind-resistant material

Examples of windbreaker in a Sentence

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For the first time, Re/Icons is also expanding beyond outerwear, building a larger collection of complementary pieces including windbreakers, T-shirts, pants, skirts, and accessories. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 Apart from her heeled sneakers, Williams also wore a bright blue windbreaker-style coat draped over her shoulders, layered over a blue polo shirt with red, white and blue striping towards the hem. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026 Federal agents in windbreakers seized his laptop and ordered the company’s IT staff to copy the company’s internal servers. — William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026 Aimé Leon Dore Gore-Tex® Windbreaker Jacket Aimé Leon Dore called in the big guns to make its windbreaker—mainly, wind and water-proof Gore-Tex® fabric. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for windbreaker

Word History

Etymology

from Windbreaker, a former trademark

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of windbreaker was in 1900

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“Windbreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windbreaker. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

windbreaker

noun
: a jacket made of material that can resist the wind
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