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Definition boot in British English

boot noun

[countable] noun
/buːt/
1

a type of shoe that covers all of your foot and part of your leg. You often wear boots to protect your feet and legs, for example from snow or rain

Example

a new pair of ski boots

Example

She wore black leather ankle boots.

Synonyms and related words
Birkenstock boat shoe boot
1.1

a type of shoe that you wear for a particular sport

Example

football boots

Synonyms and related words
Birkenstock boat shoe boot
2

the covered space at the back of a car, used for carrying things in. The American word is trunk.

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armor armour axle
3

a situation in which a country's armed forces are physically present in an area of conflict, as opposed to attacking from the air or surveying the situation remotely

Example

To do the job properly, our politicians are going to have to get over their hang ups about boots on the ground and face up to the reality of the threat we are facing.

Definition boot in British English