noun
- Plural of battledress; a one-piece military uniform combining jacket and trousers, worn by soldiers for combat or field duty.
Usage: chiefly British military; historical; less common in modern usage
Examples
- The soldiers changed into their battledresses before heading to the training exercise.
- Battledresses were designed to be practical and durable for field operations.
- During World War II, British troops wore battledresses as their standard combat gear.
- The new recruits were issued battledresses on their first day of basic training.
- Battledresses replaced the older tunic-and-puttee uniform in many armies.