A style of waist-length jacket worn by army personnel.
Example sentencesExamples
In 1978 the color guard wore red battle jackets with the McLeod kilt.
I was able to find my British issue battle jacket that I used to cover my feet at night for warmth.
The supply room collected blouses from the enlisted men and issued to them the new battle jackets.
In 1962, the Corps purchased new ‘battle jacket’ uniforms of maroon and white with gold highlights, with maroon pants with a white stripe.
It turns out many of them were going into London and having outfits similar to the R.A.F. battle jacket made up, a dark blue pants and jacket.
British bright royal scarlet was selected for the traditional battle jacket.
General Hall also proposed a duty uniform with a short battle jacket and a dress outfit with a single- or double-breasted blouse.
The backs of many of these battle jackets that saw action over the skies of the European and Pacific theaters of the war were adorned with hand-painted emblems, maps, names and the occasional pinup queen.
Offstage, we were limited to wearing officer's uniforms comprised of battle jackets, skirts and caps.
Both troopers are wearing customized 1943 battle jackets and pants with reinforced cargo pockets.
Camouflage nets and lilac bushes, for example, may frustrate prying eyes, but provide no better shields than buttons on battle jackets.
The Eisenhower jacket and the British battle jacket probably had a major impact on this fashion change.
Hemingway, then 44, barrel-chested and full-bearded, was accredited as a Collier's correspondent but irreverently sported a British battle jacket instead of the ‘Eisenhower jacket’ that most of us correspondents wore.
New green battle jackets were worn while Buchanan tartan remained the tartan of choice.
The above photo is a unique casual portrait of him wearing a battle jacket that has the 85th ‘CD’ patch.
Definition of battle jacket in US English:
battle jacket
noun
A style of waist-length jacket worn by army personnel.
Example sentencesExamples
Hemingway, then 44, barrel-chested and full-bearded, was accredited as a Collier's correspondent but irreverently sported a British battle jacket instead of the ‘Eisenhower jacket’ that most of us correspondents wore.
General Hall also proposed a duty uniform with a short battle jacket and a dress outfit with a single- or double-breasted blouse.
The supply room collected blouses from the enlisted men and issued to them the new battle jackets.
Camouflage nets and lilac bushes, for example, may frustrate prying eyes, but provide no better shields than buttons on battle jackets.
British bright royal scarlet was selected for the traditional battle jacket.
I was able to find my British issue battle jacket that I used to cover my feet at night for warmth.
Offstage, we were limited to wearing officer's uniforms comprised of battle jackets, skirts and caps.
It turns out many of them were going into London and having outfits similar to the R.A.F. battle jacket made up, a dark blue pants and jacket.
The backs of many of these battle jackets that saw action over the skies of the European and Pacific theaters of the war were adorned with hand-painted emblems, maps, names and the occasional pinup queen.
In 1978 the color guard wore red battle jackets with the McLeod kilt.
Both troopers are wearing customized 1943 battle jackets and pants with reinforced cargo pockets.
The Eisenhower jacket and the British battle jacket probably had a major impact on this fashion change.
New green battle jackets were worn while Buchanan tartan remained the tartan of choice.
In 1962, the Corps purchased new ‘battle jacket’ uniforms of maroon and white with gold highlights, with maroon pants with a white stripe.
The above photo is a unique casual portrait of him wearing a battle jacket that has the 85th ‘CD’ patch.