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wellington1(also wellington boot) nounˈwɛlɪŋtənˈwɛlɪŋtən British A knee-length waterproof rubber or plastic boot. Example sentencesExamples - The water becomes so deep at the bottom of Castlegate it is out of bounds to pedestrians without waders or wellingtons.
- I had expected the water to perhaps come above my wellingtons - but it came up around my chest.
- In wet weather stout boots or wellingtons are essential.
- My wellingtons are strategically placed - half way up the stairs.
- People in wellingtons were out walking their dogs and observing the aftermath of the drama: a park bench shrouded in dark fronds of river weed, a flooded walkway, the ‘trash’ line where the river had reached its highest point.
- They appeared even less interested in ecology than I was, going through the motions in their wellingtons and anoraks, as if they were stood in a draughty lecture theatre rather than in one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
- But for me the term always conjures up childhood memories of rooting about in an old canal in my wellingtons and putting tadpoles in a jam jar.
- It means wearing wellingtons more than high heels.
- While Barry loaded muddy wellingtons and overalls into more bin-liners, Michael sprayed the workshop liberally with an aerosol air-freshener.
- Oh where were the wellingtons that Martin had given me now?
- Wouldn't they be better off with a waterproof coat with a hood and wellingtons?
- Every day after school, the youngster grabs her coat, pulls on her wellingtons and takes her furry friends Fuzzy and Flossy for a saunter through Buckley Wood.
- Each volunteer was kitted out in oil spill clean up attire - waterproof jacket and trousers, white over suit, wellingtons, rubber gloves, protective goggles and face mask.
- If you want to go into the livestock area and look at cattle you must come with wellingtons and protective clothing
- I was still wearing my wellingtons and I could tell they were impressed.
Synonyms gumboot, wader, walking boot, riding boot, field boot, jackboot, thigh boot, half-boot, ankle boot, pixie boot, chelsea boot, balmoral, desert boot, moon boot, snow boot
Origin Early 19th century: named after the 1st Duke of Wellington (see Wellington, 1st Duke of). The wellington boot is named after Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, whose army defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The first wellington boots were long leather ones, as worn by the great general—rubber wellies [1960s] do not seem to have caught on until the beginning of the 20th century.
proper nounˈwɛlɪŋtənˈwɛlɪŋtən The capital of New Zealand, situated at the southern tip of the North Island; population 179,463 (2006). It became the capital in 1865, when the seat of government was moved from Auckland.
wellington1(also wellington boot) nounˈweliNGtənˈwɛlɪŋtən British A knee-length waterproof rubber or plastic boot. Example sentencesExamples - Each volunteer was kitted out in oil spill clean up attire - waterproof jacket and trousers, white over suit, wellingtons, rubber gloves, protective goggles and face mask.
- My wellingtons are strategically placed - half way up the stairs.
- It means wearing wellingtons more than high heels.
- Wouldn't they be better off with a waterproof coat with a hood and wellingtons?
- But for me the term always conjures up childhood memories of rooting about in an old canal in my wellingtons and putting tadpoles in a jam jar.
- Oh where were the wellingtons that Martin had given me now?
- The water becomes so deep at the bottom of Castlegate it is out of bounds to pedestrians without waders or wellingtons.
- They appeared even less interested in ecology than I was, going through the motions in their wellingtons and anoraks, as if they were stood in a draughty lecture theatre rather than in one of the most beautiful places on the planet.
- I was still wearing my wellingtons and I could tell they were impressed.
- People in wellingtons were out walking their dogs and observing the aftermath of the drama: a park bench shrouded in dark fronds of river weed, a flooded walkway, the ‘trash’ line where the river had reached its highest point.
- Every day after school, the youngster grabs her coat, pulls on her wellingtons and takes her furry friends Fuzzy and Flossy for a saunter through Buckley Wood.
- In wet weather stout boots or wellingtons are essential.
- If you want to go into the livestock area and look at cattle you must come with wellingtons and protective clothing
- While Barry loaded muddy wellingtons and overalls into more bin-liners, Michael sprayed the workshop liberally with an aerosol air-freshener.
- I had expected the water to perhaps come above my wellingtons - but it came up around my chest.
Synonyms gumboot, wader, walking boot, riding boot, field boot, jackboot, thigh boot, half-boot, ankle boot, pixie boot, chelsea boot, balmoral, desert boot, moon boot, snow boot
Origin Early 19th century: named after the 1st Duke of Wellington (see Wellington, 1st Duke of). proper nounˈwɛlɪŋtənˈweliNGtən The capital of New Zealand, at the southern tip of North Island; population 179,463 (2006). It became the capital in 1865, when the seat of government was moved from Auckland.
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