wellington
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wel·ling·ton /ˈwelɪŋtən/ (also wellington boot) noun [countable]
British EnglishDCC a rubber boot that stops your foot getting wet 长筒橡胶雨靴,防水橡胶靴
Examples from the Corpus
wellington• Think 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 bootswel·ling·ton nounWellingtonLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
a your rubber that getting stops Corpus boot foot
Wellington
Wellington

the capital city of New Zealand, on the North Island, the country's second largest city and an important port
Wellington, Duke of

⇨ see Duke of Wellington
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the capital city of New Zealand, on the North Island, the country's second largest city and an important port
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⇨ see Duke of Wellington
wellington
wel‧ling‧ton /ˈwelɪŋtən/
(also ˌwellington ˈboot) noun [countable]
British English a rubber boot that stops your foot getting wet
wel‧ling‧ton /ˈwelɪŋtən/
(also ˌwellington ˈboot) noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), English soldier who wore long boots
Origin: Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), English soldier who wore long boots

British English a rubber boot that stops your foot getting wet
