wellingtons Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
    First Duke of Wellington; Iron Duke; Duke of Wellington; Wellington; Arthur Wellesley.
  2. noun the capital of New Zealand
    Wellington; capital of New Zealand.
  3. noun (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot
    Hessian boot; Wellington boot; jackboot; hessian; Wellington.

WordNet

Wel"ling*tons noun plural
Etymology
After the Duke of Wellington.
Definitions
  1. A kind of long boots for men.

Webster 1913