"Wellington boots" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Wellington boot [singular]
Etymology: Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who wore and popularised a similar style of boot, if not made of rubber. Etymology templates: {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington}} Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, {{named-after|en|Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|nocat=1|wplink==}} Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=Wellington boot}} Wellington boots pl (normally plural, singular Wellington boot)
  1. (British) Waterproof rubber boots, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions. Short forms: wellies (singular welly or wellie) Wikipedia link: Wellington boots Tags: British, plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Footwear Synonyms: rainboots, galoshes [US], rubber boot [US], gumboots [New-Zealand], wellies [New-Zealand, UK], Wellingtons, wellingtons Translations (waterproof rubber boot): botes de pluja [feminine, plural] (Catalan), gumovka [colloquial, feminine] (Czech), gummistøvel [common-gender] (Danish), gummistøvler [plural] (Danish), laarzen (Dutch), rubberlaarzen (Dutch), botten [Flemish] (Dutch), kumisaappaat (Finnish), kumpparit (Finnish), nokialaiset (english: Nokia-branded rubber boots) (Finnish), bottes en caoutchouc [feminine, plural] (French), botas de goma [feminine, plural] (Galician), Gummistiefel (German), gumicsizma (Hungarian), buataisí rubair [feminine, plural] (Irish), hautes bottes [feminine, plural] (Norman), gummistøvel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), gummistøvler [plural] (Norwegian Bokmål), gummistøvel [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), gummistøvlar [plural] (Norwegian Nynorsk), gumiaki [masculine] (Polish), gumowce [masculine] (Polish), kalosze [masculine] (Polish), galocha [feminine] (Portuguese), рези́новый сапо́г (rezínovyj sapóg) [masculine] (Russian), bòtann [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), botas de goma [feminine, plural] (Spanish), botas de agua [feminine, plural] (Spanish), gummistövlar [common-gender] (Swedish), stövlar (note: often implied) [common-gender] (Swedish), esgidiau glaw [feminine, plural] (Welsh)
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kalosze"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "waterproof rubber boot",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galocha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rezínovyj sapóg",
      "sense": "waterproof rubber boot",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рези́новый сапо́г"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "waterproof rubber boot",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bòtann"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "waterproof rubber boot",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "botas de goma"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "waterproof rubber boot",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "botas de agua"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "waterproof rubber boot",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "gummistövlar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "note": "often implied",
      "sense": "waterproof rubber boot",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stövlar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "waterproof rubber boot",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "esgidiau glaw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wellington boots"
}

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