"power suit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: power suits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} power suit (plural power suits)
  1. A suit, stereotypically associated with the 1980s, characterized by sharp cuts, wide shoulder pads, and a stiff rigidity.
    Sense id: en-power_suit-en-noun-e8B9UxwX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47
  2. (science fiction) A powered exoskeleton. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Clothing Synonyms: hardsuit
    Sense id: en-power_suit-en-noun-u8X5a-T1 Disambiguation of Clothing: 7 93 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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