Wellington Definition

wĕlĭng-tən
noun
A high leather boot, traditionally extending just above the knee in front, and just below in back.
Webster's New World
A waterproof boot of leather or, usually now, rubber, worn in wet weather.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of Wellington (the boot).
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Noun

Singular:
Wellington
Plural:
wellingtons

Wellington Sentence Examples

  • He spent the rest of his life in retirement, dying at Wellington on the 16th of May 1862.

  • Massena failed to dislodge the Allies, and on the 8th of May withdrew to Salamanca, Almeida falling to Wellington on the r ith of May 181 r.

  • Wellington then brought up Hill to Madrid.

  • There are numerous modern churches and chapels, many of them very handsome; and the former parish church of St Nicholas remains, a Decorated structure containing a Norman font and a memorial to the great duke of Wellington.

  • There is communication both south and north by rail, and regular steamers serve the ports of the colony, the principal Pacific Islands, Australia, &c. From 1853 to 1876 Auckland was the seat of the provincial government, and until 1865 that of the central government, which was then transferred to Wellington.

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WWEWEL

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NONTON

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