jackboot

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.
2. (broadly, informal) The spirit that motivates a totalitarian or overly militaristic regime or policy.

Verb

1. (transitive) To stamp on with a jackboot.
2. (intransitive) To march in jackboots.

Concepten

Overknees

Synoniemen

Wellington boot

Wellington

hessian

top boot

Hessian boot

bucket top boot

boot

👢

over the knee boot

top-boot

leather boot

topboot

musketeer boot

Vertalingen

επιγονατίδα

Knobelbecher

Stulpenstiefel

υψηλό υπόδημα

ψηλή μπότα

Wellington

Botte en caoutchouc

hessien

botte à revers

stivale alto

galocha

bota de cano alto

Galocha

kaba kuvvet

الجزمة

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒækbuːt/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Old French jaque (“coat of mail”).