The trunk (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.
This is just the basic difference of different words meaning the same thing depending on whether you're using American English or British English. In British English, the storage space in a car is called the car boot while in American English it is called the car trunk.
Though both terms mean the same, they are called differently in different regions. In the United States, it is called a "Car Trunk", whereas in British English, it is called a "Car Boot". In Indian English, it is called "Car dickey or dikki or dikky", which is called by the people of South Asia.
In British English, the metal cover over the engine of a car is called the bonnet. I lifted the bonnet to see what the problem was. In American English, it is called the hood.
It goes all the way back to when horse-drawn carriages were the norm. The driver would sit on a chest that held his belongings, including – yes – his boots. The original name was "the boot locker", which in time became shortened to just "the boot."
The front window of the car is named the windscreen in the UK, while in the USA, they've tweaked it just slightly to read windshield. Both 'screen' and 'shield' suggest protection and so are still quite similar in their meaning, linguistically.
Hooter - The hooter is the horn on your car. It is also another word for a persons' nose. Therefore, if someone steps out in front of you in the UK, be sure to press the right one!
The trunk (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 is claimed that one man's junk is another's treasure and this no where better illustrated than at a vide-grenier, literally “attic clearance” and the French equivalent of a car-boot.
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. Frunk, naturally, is a portmanteau of trunk and front.
The term "Panda Car" has been used in the UK since the 1960s to refer to small, marked police vehicles — and no, they weren't named after the animal because of cuteness! Why are they called Panda Cars? The name comes from the contrasting colour schemes used on the vehicles.
In Birmingham, the Cockney slang term jam jar is often used to refer to a car. When parking in a vehicle carpark, you might hear locals mention it while discussing parking fees in pounds.
Trainers. Trainers are what British people call “sneakers” or running shoes, or “kicks” if you are American, so if you have come to London to shop until you drop, and perhaps buy some new Nike or Adidas on the high street, be sure to call them trainers if you want to fit in with the locals.
In England, they call the storage compartment of a car the boot. It holds suitcases, grocery bags, and safety equipment. Americans refer to this as the trunk.
