Meaning & use
redcoat
A British soldier, especially one who fought in the American Revolutionary War, named for the red uniform coat.
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Colonial militia ambushed a column of redcoats marching toward the bridge.
The museum displayed a genuine redcoat uniform worn during the siege of Boston.
A note on using this word
Redcoat is a historical nickname, not an official military title, used mainly in accounts of eighteenth-century British soldiers.
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