jump boot

noun

A type of combat boot used by paratroopers assigned to parachute units, designed to be fully laced and to give extra support to the ankle.

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Meanings

nounjump boot (plural jump boots)

plural jump boots

  1. A type of combat boot used by paratroopers assigned to parachute units, designed to be fully laced and to give extra support to the ankle.

    Kayla's look tended to change with the seasons; at the moment it was less Goth than paramilitary, with laced jump boots.

    2003, Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill, James P. Baen, Mad Maudlin
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APA

jump boot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20boot

MLA

“jump boot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20boot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump boot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20boot.

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