car boot

Frequency: 7.814.5 per million words

The luggage compartment of a car. A BrE term, equivalent to 'trunk' in AmE.

bootADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

car

Examples (10)

  • We loaded all our suitcases into the car boot before heading to the airport.
  • Could you please open the car boot? I need to put the groceries inside.
  • He found an old box of photographs while cleaning out the car boot.
  • Make sure you shut the car boot securely, or it might fly open.
  • The spare tyre and a small toolkit are stored in the car boot.
  • The entire sound system for the party was packed into the car boot.
  • There isn't much space left in the car boot after we put the pram in.
  • I think I left my umbrella in the car boot; I'll go and check.
  • The police officer asked the driver to open the car boot for inspection.
  • The remote key fob can also unlock the car boot from a distance.