Car Boot In American English
However in a growing trend indoor boot sales and all year hard standing outdoor boot sales are now appearing in some parts of the uk.
Car boot in american english. Car boot sales generally take place in the summer months. The trunk north american english boot british english dickey indian english also spelled dicky or diggy or compartment south east asia of a car is the vehicle s main storage or cargo compartment. Car parts vocabulary for in the inside of a car the following picture shows the vocabulary for various parts for inside a car. British english br american english am bill restaurant rubber boots rain boots.
Trunk is used in north american english and jamaican english while boot is used elsewhere in the english speaking world except in south asia where it is usually called a dickie. These words may be different but their meaning is incredibly similar when taken back to their origins. The part of the car used to hold items you won t need access to without stopping the vehicle is called the boot in the uk and the trunk in the us. In british english the hood is called a bonnet and the trunk is called a boot.
English term or phrase. Items for sale are extremely varied including for example antiques and collectables 2 as in a flea market. In britain during the time before cars. The trunk or boot of an automobile or car is the vehicle s main storage compartment.
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Dummy for a baby trunk. I remember when i went to canada they referred to the hood as a bonnet and the trunk as a boot i was wondering what other countries use this terminology.