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the jacket that promised to fight weather and lost every battle except the breeze
means A lightweight jacket designed to resist wind and light rain, worn for outdoor activity rather than serious cold or storms.
from A transparent English compound of "wind" plus "breaker" — literally a garment that breaks the force of the wind. "Windbreaker" became a genericized term in American English (where it overlaps with the British "anorak" and the trademark "Windcheater"), built on the much older sense of "break" meaning to lessen or blunt a force, the same logic behind a "breakwater" stopping the sea or a "windbreak" of trees sheltering a field.
- swish factor
- nylon construction makes the iconic loud rustling sound
- 90s royalty
- colorblock windbreakers defined hip-hop and track-team fashion
- not waterproof
- blocks wind, surrenders instantly to actual rain
- packs small
- many fold into their own pocket
- name confusion
- Australians and Brits call it a windcheater
patagonian steppe wind walls — windbreaks planted across southern argentina and chile to protect against sustained 50+ mph winds