boot room

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boot, room. (a room for boots, footwear)

Meanings

nounboot room (plural boot rooms)

plural boot rooms

  1. BritishUKstandardarchitectureBritish standard form of mudroom
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boot, room. (a room for boots, footwear)

Origin

* (mudroom): Originally, a foyer for storing boots, between the interior and the outdoors.

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APA

boot room. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boot%20room

MLA

“boot room.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boot%20room. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boot room,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boot%20room.

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