jump boot

English

Noun

jump boot (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.
   • 2003, Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill, James P. Baen, Mad Maudlin:

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