Bootle

American  

[boot-l] / ˈbut l /

noun

1. a city in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.

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Bootle British  

/ ˈbuːtəl /

noun

1. a port in NW England, in Sefton unitary authority, Merseyside; on the River Mersey adjoining Liverpool. Pop: 59 123 (2001)

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Example Sentences

She denied the offence but was found guilty at South Sefton Magistrates' Court in Bootle on 15 January following a trial.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

And one of the points made obliquely— director Olly Bootle doesn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings—is that not all dogs are created equal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Kella, 24, told the BBC he had been a Beatles fan since childhood, growing up in the Merseyside town of Bootle and later Fazakerley in north Liverpool.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

The reliable veterans have rallied around practice squad elevations, including Kendall Williamson and Dicaprio Bootle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

With difficulty cordelling his barge around the Regent’s Park, Bill Bootle, the canal boatman, was making slow speed.

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne