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[maevele]

Do mechanics, etc wear coveralls or jumpsuits? Are coveralls, in fact, a subset of jumpsuit? I'mma crosspost to the questioon club.

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[girliejones.livejournal.com]

Overalls in the Aus land :)

[bifemmefatale.livejournal.com]

Mechanics wear coveralls. Paratroopers wear jumpsuits.

[voz-latina.livejournal.com]

When I work on engines I wear a camisole and tight jeans.

What the others wear, ionno.

So I was wondering what the difference was...

[kayjayoh.livejournal.com]

http://www.awawork.com/coveralls.html

Coveralls is a one-piece garment with full-length sleeves and legs like a jumpsuit, but usually less tight-fitting. Its main feature is that it has no gap between jacket and trousers or between lapels, and no loose jacket tails. It often has a long thin pocket down the outside of the coveralls right thigh to hold long tools. It usually has a front fastening extending the whole length of the coveralls front, from the lower body up to the throat. It may be fastened with buttons, a zipper, velcro, or snap fasteners.

Coveralls are most often worn as protective clothing over "street" clothes at work. They are sometimes also worn directly over shirt and underclothes.

[lantry.livejournal.com]

I have one set of such garment. Always called it overalls, or since I had kids, my oncy. Never thought of it as a jump suit. Have coordinated my daughter in a jumpsuit to match me however.

[dmj618.livejournal.com]

My husband wears coveralls, he's an aircraft mechanic. They are similar. The difference is that coveralls are worn over other clothes, my husband has a shirt and pants under his coveralls. A jumpsuit is worn alone no other outfit under it.