swimshirt

English

Etymology

From swim +‎ shirt.

Noun

swimshirt (plural swimshirts)

1. A shirt worn over a swimsuit in order to provide extra protection from the sun.
   • 1997, Lindsay Armstrong, Accidental Nanny, Mills & Boon, →ISBN, pages 43–44:

     Jess always wore a specially protective swimshirt over her togs to minimise the effect of the sun on her fair skin, and a floppy white hat, but Raefe was bare-shouldered and hatless as he worked away at the sandcastle.

   • 2002, Cathy Lanigan, Travel with Children, 4th edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 222:

     Ensure also that you’ve got adequate sun protection; in addition to high-SPF sunscreen and hats, Lycra swimshirts are a good idea.

   • 2016, Meghan Treitz, Maya Bunik, David Fox, “Ambulatory & Office Pediatrics”, in William W. Hay, Jr., Myron J. Levin, Robin R. Deterding, Mark J. Abzug, editors, Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics, twenty-third edition, McGraw-Hill Education, →ISBN, page 238:

     Hats, sunglasses, and long-sleeved swimshirts are also important aspects of safe sun exposure.