Wiktionary
n. A type of boot designed to be worn by soldiers during actual combat or combat training
WordNet
n. a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: buskin, chukka boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot]
Wikipedia
Combat boots are military boots designed to be worn by soldiers during combat or combat training, as opposed to during parades and other ceremonial duties. Modern combat boots are designed to provide a combination of grip, ankle stability, and foot protection suitable for a rugged environment. They are traditionally made of hardened and sometimes waterproofed leather. Today, many combat boots incorporate technologies originating in civilian hiking boots, such as Gore-Tex nylon side panels, which improve ventilation and comfort. They are also often specialized for certain climates and conditions, such as jungle boots, desert boots, and cold weather boots as well as specific uses, such as tanker boots and jump boots.
Usage examples of "combat boot".
The sound repeated itself, and the safety glass shattered outward, followed by a foot wearing a heavy black combat boot.
The standard-issue boot for nonparachutists was known as the combat boot.
The combat boot was practical, of course, but the rough-side-out boot was difficult to shine, and it was not really suited to be part of the uniform of the elite troops selected to guard the Supreme Commander and his headquarters, and jump boots were selected to replace them.
Tendons rose from the sec man's arm, and the other planted a combat boot against the wall for greater leverage and grabbed the first man with his right hand.
Both of his hands splayed wide to force a path through the tangled vines, Ryan Cawdor didn't pause at the sight of the reptile, but instantly stomped down with his combat boot, pinning it.
The armored combat boot may have injured someone when it dropped, and his armored trousers left a small crater.
The handle of a gravity knife was visible in his left combat boot.
Standing nearby, Dean moved fast and crushed it under his combat boot, grinding the heel to make the little killer was thoroughly aced.
With no warning and no change of expression he kicked out, the toe of his polished combat boot thunking into the helpless man's thigh.
Havoc swept his right hand to his combat boot and drew his survival knife, then reversed direction and lanced the tip of the serrated blade into El Diablo's neck just below the lower jaw, burying the knife all the way.
Nudging gently with a combat boot, Ryan got the dog to move and walked into the building.
With a violent contortion that nearly pulled muscles in his back and shoulders, he spun on his left foot, the sole of his combat boot whispering on the ice, teetering on the brink, his vision and brain filled with a tumbling, swirling whiteness.