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".
Like most fashionable things, the word boot comes from the Old French bote. It used to refer only to riding boots, but now any big ol' high-rise shoe kind of thing is a boot. Since boots are for feet, when you boot someone, you kick them. If you give someone the boot, you're kicking him out.
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.
A boot was originally a 'fixed external step of a coach', and this was later extended to mean the 'low outside compartment used for stowing luggage'. This was later transferred to cars in Britain where it became the equivalent of North American trunk. As 'a type of mechanical covering device', bonnet dates from 1862.
Trunk. vs. The part of the car used to hold items you won't need access to without stopping the vehicle is called the boot in the UK, and the trunk in the US. These words may be different, but their meaning is incredibly similar when taken back to their origins.
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Why is it called a boot in the UK?
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".
1. a strong outer covering for the foot; shoe that extends above the ankle, often to the knee. See also chukka boot, top boot, Wellington boots, surgical boot. 2. an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear.
American English and British English, at times, use different words to describe the same thing. For example, Americans use the word “trunk” for the British term “boot.” Watch this show to find out more.
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.
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.
It is NOT safe to drive with a cam boot or cast. The bottom line, here, is that braking response time – the time it takes to brake in response to a perceived need – is significantly increased whenever the ankle is restricted. Thus, it is NOT safe to drive with a cam boot or cast.
Frank Marugg (1887–1973) was an inventor who developed the “Denver Boot,” a device that immobilizes a vehicle for ticketing purposes. Despite a lifetime of pursuits in various other industries, the boot remains the most notable achievement of Marugg's professional career.
Now that we've gotten to the bottom of “to boot,” you're probably wondering about the other “boot,” the one that is made for walking. This “boot” dates from the early 14th century, when it was borrowed from Old French (bote) and meant a sort of shoe, usually of leather, extending above the ankle.
In Britain, a comfortable bus that carries passengers on long journeys is called a coach. The coach leaves Cardiff at twenty to eight. In America, a vehicle designed for long journeys is usually called a bus.
If you ask for a bag of chips in the US, you will be given crispy deep-fried thin sliced potato. In the UK, 'chips' are a thicker version of what people in the US call 'fries'. If you want a bag of what Americans call 'chips' in the UK, just ask for crisps.
trousers/pants- okay, we say pants as in anything that is a full length bottom.. but most commonly americans where denim, and we just call them jeans, and if they aren't jeans, we call them by what they are- khakis, sweat pants, and if they are anything else we will say dress pants, work pants, depending on what we use ...
Boots is the name of a British pharmacy chain. She's saying that if the plane sells cigarettes, she should be allowed to smoke on the plane. The man is saying that they sell condoms in the pharmacy, but one would assume they the pharmacy doesn't let you use the condoms for sex right in the store.
A bonnet is an old fashioned type of hat that women used to wear, which covers the back of the head and usually comes forward, shielding the face without covering it. In old fashioned cars, the shape of the hood/bonnet actually slightly resembled a hood/bonnet (clothing).
'Glovebox' maybe creeping in, but most Brits would call the small stowage compartment in the passenger side of the dashboard a glove compartment. In my house, this evening, there was a 5 to 1 majority in favour of glove compartment.
