Phrase guide

combat boot

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of boot designed to be worn by soldiers during actual combat or combat training

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a boot reaching halfway up to the knee

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: buskin, desert boot, half boot, top boot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: boot

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بسطار (busṭār) — boot designed for combat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 防雷靴 (fángléixuē) — boot designed for combat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰靴 /战靴 (zhànxuē) — boot designed for combat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 軍靴 /军靴 (jūnxuē) — boot designed for combat
  • Danish: kampstøvle — boot designed for combat
  • Dutch: legerlaars — boot designed for combat
  • Dutch: legerkist — boot designed for combat
  • Dutch: soldatenkist — boot designed for combat
  • Finnish: taistelukenkä — boot designed for combat
  • Finnish: maihinnousukenkä — boot designed for combat
  • Finnish: maihari — boot designed for combat
  • German: Kampfstiefel — boot designed for combat
  • Italian: anfibio — boot designed for combat
  • Japanese: 軍靴 (gunka) — boot designed for combat
  • Japanese: 戦闘靴 (sentōka) — boot designed for combat
  • Japanese: 半長靴 (hanchōka) — boot designed for combat
  • Korean: 전투화 (jeontuhwa) — boot designed for combat
  • Korean: 군화 (gunhwa) — boot designed for combat
  • Portuguese: coturno — boot designed for combat
  • Russian: вое́нный боти́нок (vojénnyj botínok) — boot designed for combat
  • Russian: вое́нный сапо́г (vojénnyj sapóg) — boot designed for combat
  • Russian: бе́рцы (bércy) — boot designed for combat
  • Turkish: postal — boot designed for combat