JACKBOOT


Meaning of JACKBOOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjak-ˌbüt ]

noun

Date: 1686

1. : a heavy military boot made of glossy black leather extending above the knee and worn especially during the 17th and 18th centuries

2. : the spirit or policy of militarism or totalitarianism

3. : a laceless military boot reaching to the calf

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.