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Definition

wellington /'welÇŋtǝn/ (also wellington boot ; infml welly ) n ( esp Brit ) ဘြတ္ဖိနပ္ရွည္။ a pair of wellingtons/wellington boots. ❍ boot 1

Examples

1. ‘It means wearing wellingtons more than high heels.’
2. ‘Each volunteer was kitted out in oil spill clean up attire - waterproof jacket and trousers
3. white over suit
4. wellingtons
5. rubber gloves
6. protective goggles and face mask.’
7. ‘The water becomes so deep at the bottom of Castlegate it is out of bounds to pedestrians without waders or wellingtons.’
8. ‘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
9. a flooded walkway
10. the ‘trash’ line where the river had reached its highest point.’
11. ‘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.’
12. ‘I had expected the water to perhaps come above my wellingtons - but it came up around my chest.’
13. ‘I was still wearing my wellingtons and I could tell they were impressed.’
14. ‘My wellingtons are strategically placed - half way up the stairs.’
15. ‘In wet weather stout boots or wellingtons are essential.’
16. ‘Every day after school
17. the youngster grabs her coat
18. pulls on her wellingtons and takes her furry friends Fuzzy and Flossy for a saunter through Buckley Wood.’
19. ‘Oh where were the wellingtons that Martin had given me now?’
20. ‘If you want to go into the livestock area and look at cattle you must come with wellingtons and protective clothing’
21. ‘They appeared even less interested in ecology than I was
22. going through the motions in their wellingtons and anoraks
23. as if they were stood in a draughty lecture theatre rather than in one of the most beautiful places on the planet.’
24. ‘Wouldn't they be better off with a waterproof coat with a hood and wellingtons?’
25. ‘While Barry loaded muddy wellingtons and overalls into more bin-liners
26. Michael sprayed the workshop liberally with an aerosol air-freshener.’