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Meanings of wellington boots in English

Watertight boots made of rubber.

Synonyms
Examples for "wellies"
Examples for "wellies"
1
One year I even participated in, and won, the wacky wellies competition.
The Irish Times
2
Every step I took, she'd follow, about an inch from my wellies.
The Guardian
3
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Lily Collins in yellow wellies in Emily in Paris.
The Guardian
4
He swung his wellies back and forth and leaned against the mirror.
Fresh
5
The wellies that Ryan had given her were full of water.
Starstruck
1
Hey, anyone know any good songs about wellingtons and mud?
The Irish Times
2
Tobacco smoke, grunts, gruff ramblings, murmurs, occasional raised volume, wellingtons, raincoats, overcoats and windbreakers.
Rhyme and Reason; a Compilation of Verses, Rhymes and Senses
3
Joel tried to save the situation by explaining that one of his wellingtons had vanished.
Shadows in the twilight
4
Hunter wellingtons -a trend that debuted at Glastonbury.
The Guardian
5
They were relatively smart, as wellingtons go, yet I couldn't quite bring myself to make the purchase.
The Irish Times
1
Keri Welham pulled on her gumboots to see the programme in action.
Radio NZ
2
I just can't wait to get indoors and kick the gumboots off.
Reuters
3
Worrall said his gumboots were found above the Silikamva High School.
The South African
4
Radio New Zealand's rural reporter Kevin Ikin hangs up his gumboots.
Radio NZ
5
It rains most of the time, and you can't go out without gumboots.
On the Beach
1
Her parents aren't effortlessly chic millionaires who stroll around their country estate in knee-high Hunter rainboots and chunky knits.
News.com.au
2
Most of the Glastonbury crowd that will peak at around 175,000 people, wore rubber rainboots to cope with fields of deep, cloying mud.
Reuters
1
The man in rubber boots calmly rowed the boat toward the shore.
Men, Women, and Boats
2
Soon they hear the dim rhythmic slapping of rubber boots on stone.
Night of knives
3
Twaddles sat down on the floor to pull off his rubber boots.
Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun
4
Meg and Bobby both have rubber boots and warm mittens and coats.
Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun
5
He is dressed in a brown lounge suit, wearing brown rubber boots.
Occupied city
Usage of wellington boots in English
1
He was wearing a green wax jacket, a cap and wellington boots.
The Irish Times
2
She said she was wearing wellington boots and the ground was extremely mucky.
The Irish Times
3
I also purchased a large torch lantern and a pair of wellington boots.
The Woman in Black
4
He even bought Mutsu a pair of blue wellington boots that he treasured.
News.com.au
5
Jimmy had been wearing white Spider-Man pyjamas and wellington boots when he vanished.
News.com.au
6
She was wearing a red raincoat and red wellington boots.
Blood harvest
7
And they got to show their best kung-fu moves while wearing yellow wellington boots.
The Guardian
8
We splashed through deep puddles, Lettie in her wellington boots, my stinging feet bare.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
9
She had apple cheeks, a dark green skirt that went to her knees, and wellington boots.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
10
Wearing green wellington boots and swinging AK-47 guns, they emerged from the dark bushes, barking orders.
The Irish Times
11
Harry bought the little boy a pair of blue wellington boots, which Mutsu even wore to bed.
The South African
12
At B&Q, sales of garden footwear such as wellington boots and rubber shoes are up 97%.
The Guardian
13
The intruder had worn wellington boots.
Blood harvest
14
The person who said that was walking around the pond: a woman in a brown coat, wearing wellington boots.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
15
Their blend of funk and blues managed to put a bounce in the step of a few wellington boots.
The Irish Times
16
She was lying on a wooden pallet, her face covered with a blue coat, still wearing her wellington boots.
The Guardian