Pilot Cloth (Noun)
Meaning
A thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The old sailor's overcoat was made of a thick pilot cloth that had withstood many a stormy night at sea.
- Pilot cloth was the preferred material for naval uniforms due to its durability and water resistance.
- The coat maker carefully selected a sturdy pilot cloth to craft a warm and weatherproof overcoat for the fisherman.
- In the 19th century, pilot cloth was a common material used to make pea coats for sailors in the British Royal Navy.
- The thick pilot cloth of the overcoat kept the lighthouse keeper warm on cold winter nights as he tended to the light.