Description Boilersuit

boilersuit coverall

a boilersuit one-piece garment full-length sleeves , legs jumpsuit, less tight-fitting. main feature has no gap between jacket , trousers or between lapels, , no loose jacket tails. has long thin pocket down outside of right thigh hold long tools. has front fastening extending whole length of front of body throat, no lapels. may fastened buttons, zip, velcro, or snap fasteners. boilersuits attached hood available. word boilersuit may refer disposable garments such dupont s tyvek suits.

boilersuits called because first worn men maintaining coal-fired boilers. check steam leaks or clean accumulated soot inside firebox of steam locomotive, had climb inside, through firehole (where coal shovelled in). one-piece suit avoids potential problem of loosened soot entering lower half of 1 s clothing through gap in middle. firehole opening large enough fit individual negotiate, one-piece suit avoids problem of waistband snagging on firehole 1 bends wriggle through, or of jacket tails snagging if 1 has come out backwards.