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wellington

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wel·ling·ton /ˈwelɪŋtən/ (also wellington boot) noun [countable]  wellington_boots.jpg British EnglishDCC a rubber boot that stops your foot getting wet 长筒橡胶雨靴,防水橡胶靴
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wellingtonThink that farmers wives still wear sackcloth aprons and wellingtons? 2.She is wearing ugly black wellingtons that she has found in a cupboard somewhere.One of his feet found its way into an enormous wellington boot.He took off his wellingtons and put on his cowboy boots.Rows of wellington boots and raincoats lined the inside porch.The wellingtons are too big for her but she doesn't care.Many of the people walking had put on their wellingtons or sheepskin boots.Waterproofs, wellingtons or other strong footwear and a packed lunch.
nWellington  nthe capital city of New Zealand, on the north island, the country's second largest city and an important portOrigin wellington (1800-1900) Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), English soldier who wore long boots
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Wellington
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Wellington
the capital city of New Zealand, on the North Island, the country's second largest city and an important port

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Wellington, Duke of
see Duke of Wellington


wellington
wellington /ˈwelɪŋtən/ (also ˌwellington ˈboot) noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), English soldier who wore long boots

British English a rubber boot that stops your foot getting wet


WellingtonBrE /ˈwelɪŋtən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwelɪŋtən/ 🔊the capital of New Zealand, situated at the southern tip of the North Island. It became the capital in 1865, when the seat of government was moved from Auckland. 惠灵顿(新西兰首都,位于北岛南端。1865 年政府所在地由奥克兰迁都至此)


wel·ling·tonBrE /ˈwelɪŋtən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwelɪŋtən/ 🔊 (also ˌwellington ˈboot, informal welly) (all BrE) (NAmE ˌrubber ˈboot) noun
one of a pair of long rubber boots, usually reaching almost up to the knee, that you wear to stop your feet getting wet 威灵顿长筒靴;及膝胶靴a pair of wellingtons一双高筒胶靴