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Wellington
wellington
noun
rubber boot
noun
the Duke of Wellington
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Definition of
wellington noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
wellington
noun
ˈwelɪŋtən
ˈwelɪŋtən
(
also
wellington boot
,
informal
welly
)
(
all
British English
)
(
North American English
rubber boot
)
one of a pair of long rubber boots, usually reaching almost up to the knee, that you wear to stop your feet getting wet
a pair of wellingtons