Parka vs. Jacket

Parkanoun

A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.

Parkanoun

An outer garment made of the skins of birds or mammals, worn by Eskimos, etc.

Parkanoun

A coat with a fur lining and a hood, used for protection in very cold weather.

Parkanoun

Any of a variety of jackets with attached hoods, usually of very warm or waterproof construction so as to provide protection from cold or rainy weather.

Parkanoun

a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)

Parka

A parka or anorak is a type of coat with a hood, often lined with fur or faux fur. The Caribou Inuit invented this kind of garment, originally made from caribou or seal skin, for hunting and kayaking in the frigid Arctic.

Jacketnoun

A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.

Jacketnoun

A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat US

Jacketnoun

A removable or replaceable protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank.)

Jacketnoun

(slang) A police record.

Jacketnoun

(military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.

Jacketnoun

The tough outer skin of a baked potato.

Jacketverb

(transitive) To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.

Jacketnoun

A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a short coat without skirts.

Jacketnoun

An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc.

Jacketnoun

In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reënforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.

Jacketnoun

A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve as a life preserver; - called also cork jacket.

Jacketverb

To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a jacket.

Jacketverb

To thrash; to beat.

Jacketnoun

a short coat

Jacketnoun

an outer wrapping or casing;

Jacketnoun

(dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth

Jacketnoun

the outer skin of a potato

Jacketnoun

the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition

Jacketverb

provide with a thermally non-conducting cover;

Jacketverb

put a jacket on;

Jacket

A jacket is a garment for the upper body, usually extending below the hips. A jacket typically has sleeves, and fastens in the front or slightly on the side.