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

John Jones, 35, of Stamfordham Drive, Allerton; John Hughes, 31, of no fixed abode and Bernard Flynn, 61, of Knowsley Road, Bootle, have also been charged, Merseyside Police said.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 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

Campbell's second son Kyle plays as a striker for Bootle FC.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

“That’s the name of the game to step up when your number’s called,” cornerback Kristian Fulton said after Thursday’s game of Williamson and Dicaprio Bootle, who also was elevated from the practice squad.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

Iris had long relinquished any hope of communicating with Bootle until the present deadlock in the operations of the two armies was a thing of the past.

From The Stowaway Girl by Tracy, Louis