Wellington boot

American  

Or wellington boot

noun

1. a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.

2. a rubber or water-repellent leather boot extending to the knee or somewhat below it.

3. half Wellington.

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Etymology

Origin of Wellington boot

First recorded in 1810–20; after the 1st Duke of Wellington

Example Sentences

When one of them failed to click into place, Lysyi gave it a shove with his insulated, knee-high Wellington boot.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2022

The previous summer, I’d been walking in County Clare, on the west coast, and we came across a Wellington boot buried in the tarmac of a road beside the Atlantic Ocean.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 25, 2019

Wellington boot maker Hunter used British music festivals as a starting point for its collection, which featured camouflage dresses and vinyl raincoats.

From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2015

This insignia of English country life, the Hunter Wellington boot, has now made an unusual crossover: into the cow shed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Holding that dark green Wellington boot, my chest suddenly feels tight, like someone is sitting on it.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin