The trunk (North American English) or boot (British English) of a car is the vehicle's main storage or cargo compartment, often a hatch at the rear of the vehicle. It can also be called a tailgate.
In America its called a Flea Market. A car boot is something thats put on the wheel of a car to prevent it from moving until the owner can pay the fines.
The term frunk has emerged in automotive circles as a term for an enclosed storage compartment located near the front of the vehicle. Such compartments are meant to be analogous to a trunk, which is traditionally located in the car's rear.
Both the terms refer to the same part of the car in different regions. In the United States, it's commonly called the "car trunk," while in the United Kingdom and many other English-speaking countries, it's known as the "car boot."
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Why do Americans call it a boot?
The usage of the word "trunk" comes from it being the word for a large travelling chest, as such trunks were often attached to the back of the vehicle before the development of integrated storage compartments in the 1930s; while the usage of the word "boot" comes from the word for a built-in compartment on a horse- ...
The word "boot"(which is commonly used by the English), goes back to 18th century horse-drawn carriages where the coachman sat on a chest, which was used to store, among other things, his boots. This storage space came to be termed as the "boot locker", which soon became the "boot".
While Americans hold garage sales and the French have flea markets, the English have a distinctly British activity in which to sell one's personal second hand goods.
1. What is a parking boot? A parking boot (wheel clamp) is a device that is used to temporarily immobilize a vehicle. The boot is clamped onto one of the vehicle's wheels (generally front driver's side) and is locked in place preventing the vehicle from being driven and the wheel from being removed.
Car boot may refer to: Boot (car), a storage space in a car. Wheel clamp, a device to prevent a vehicle from being moved. Car boot sale, a market where people sell unwanted possessions from their cars.
The windshield (North American English) or windscreen (Commonwealth English except Canada) of an aircraft, car, bus, motorbike, truck, train, boat or streetcar is the front window, which provides visibility while protecting occupants from the elements.
A hatchback is called a liftback when the opening area is very sloped and is lifted up to open. If you're looking for more cargo room than a traditional sedan can provide, a four-door hatchback may be a better fit for you.
1 a The trunk of a car. [ Transf from boot the luggage compartment of a coach or other carriage; in the US (and Canada) generally replaced by trunk, but still the std term in Brit Engl] scattered, but chiefly W Midl, Sth, esp OH relic.
While Americans hold garage sales and the French have flea markets, the English have a distinctly British activity in which to sell one's personal second hand goods.
(also boot sale, car boot) (British English) an outdoor sale where people sell things that they no longer want, using tables or the backs of their cars to put the goods on.
Originally Answered: If British people call the back of the car a boot what do they call a boot as in the shoe? We call that a boot too, unless it's a moulded rubber one in which case we'd be more likely to call it a Wellie.
Your vehicle can be booted if you owe the City of New York more than $350 in parking or camera violation tickets that are in judgment. Your vehicle may be towed if you do not pay the parking, speed zone, red light camera, or bus lane violation judgment debt and related fees within two business days of booting.
Vehicles become boot-eligible if a registered owner: Accrues three (3) or more unpaid parking, red light, and/or automated speed enforcement tickets in final determination status. Accrues two (2) unpaid parking, red light, and/or automated speed enforcement tickets in final determination status older than one year.
The flea markets, second hand markets and car boot sales are very popular in France especially in the summer and before Christmas, in fact, that's an understatement – it seems to be the national pastime to spend weekends visiting the different types of second hand markets.
What is the difference between a flea market and a car boot sale?
Unlike flea markets, which are usually populated by professional traders selling antiques and collectibles, the idea behind a car boot sale is that ordinary people pay a small fee - usually £7 to £15 - for a pitch big enough for a car. A higher fee is charged for bringing a van to the sale.
What's the difference between a flea market and a car boot?
Upmarket Brocantes feature antiques and antique furniture sold by professional dealers. Car boot sales on the other hand tend to be held in villages where everyone tries to get rid of stuff that's been lying around in the attic- hence the French name Vide-Grenier (Empty the Attic).
The usage of the word "trunk" comes from it being the word for a large travelling chest, as such trunks were often attached to the back of the vehicle before the development of integrated storage compartments in the 1930s; while the usage of the word "boot" comes from the word for a built-in compartment on a horse- ...
“Glovebox” may be more 'British' than 'US', but it is used in the US as well to mean the same thing as the expression 'glove compartment'. Both refer to an enclosure in the dashboard of an automobile, undoubtably originally used to hold driving gloves and similar small accessories.
Luggage is the usual word in British English, but baggage is preferred in the context of the bags and cases that passengers take on a flight. In North American English baggage is usually used.
