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jackboot
UK
/ˈdʒæk.buːt/
US
/ˈdʒæk.buːt/
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jackboot
noun
jackboots
pl
UK
/ˈdʒæk.buːt/
US
/ˈdʒæk.buːt/
Traductions
сапог
The soldier wore a heavy jackboot.
Солдат носил тяжелый сапог.
грубая сила
The regime ruled with a jackboot.
Режим правил с применением грубой силы.
Traductions supplémentaires
военная диктатура
тяжелый ботинок
Définitions
A large, sturdy leather boot reaching up to the knee, often associated with military or authoritarian use.
The soldier's jackboots echoed ominously as he marched down the corridor.
A symbol of harsh, authoritarian rule or oppression.
The citizens feared the return of the jackboot as the new regime took power.
Historically, a long, stiff riding boot with a high heel and a broad turned-over top, worn especially by cavalry.
In the museum display, a 17th-century cavalryman's jackboot stood beside his sabre.
Synonymes
combat boot
military boot
tactical boot
jackboot
adjective
more jackboot
Comp.
most jackboot
Super.
UK
/ˈdʒækˌbuːt/
US
/ˈdʒækˌbut/
Used attributively to describe authoritarian or oppressive policies, actions, etc.
Définitions
Characteristic of, relating to, or suggestive of brutal or authoritarian control.
The protesters denounced the government's jackboot tactics.
Synonymes
militaristic
heavy-handed
brutal
draconian
coercive
iron-fisted
authoritarian-minded
authoritarian
repressive
dictatorial
totalitarian
tyrannical
fascistic
oppressive
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