jackboot

jack·boot

also jack-boot J0002800 (jăk′bo͞ot′)n.1. a. A stout military boot with a flared top that extends above the knee.b. A stout military boot that has an often studded sole, lacks laces, and extends to mid-calf.2. A person who uses bullying tactics, especially to force compliance.3. The spirit sustaining and motivating a militaristic, highly aggressive, or totalitarian regime or system.

jackboot

(ˈdʒækˌbuːt) n1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) an all-leather military boot, extending up to or above the knee2. a. arbitrary, cruel, and authoritarian rule or behaviourb. (as modifier): jackboot tactics. ˈjackˌbooted adj

jack•boot

(ˈdʒækˌbut)

n. 1. a man's sturdy leather boot reaching up over the knee. 2. militaristic authority or rule. jack′boot`ed, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jackboot - (19th century) a man's high tasseled boothessian, Hessian boot, Wellington boot, Wellingtonboot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

Translations

长统靴

jackboot

(ˈdʒӕkbuːt) noun a type of tall especially military boot that reaches above the knee. (過膝的軍用)長統靴 （过膝的军用）长统靴