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The correct spelling is jackets.
How to pronounce jackets
noun
Say it like: Jak-ets
The correct spelling is jackets. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. For example: "Cook the potatoes in their jackets."
Usage Examples
“Cook the potatoes in their jackets.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- 2.A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
- 3.A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
- 4.A police record.
- 5.In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
verb
- 1.To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
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