Bootle

American  

[boot-l] / ˈbut l /

noun

1. a city in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.

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Bootle British  

/ ˈbuːtəl /

noun

1. a port in NW England, in Sefton unitary authority, Merseyside; on the River Mersey adjoining Liverpool. Pop: 59 123 (2001)

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Example Sentences

And one of the points made obliquely— director Olly Bootle doesn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings—is that not all dogs are created equal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Kella, 24, told the BBC he had been a Beatles fan since childhood, growing up in the Merseyside town of Bootle and later Fazakerley in north Liverpool.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

“That’s the name of the game to step up when your number’s called,” cornerback Kristian Fulton said after Thursday’s game of Williamson and Dicaprio Bootle, who also was elevated from the practice squad.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

He started naming them, starting with Herbert and safety Derwin James Jr. He mentioned Kendall Williamson and Dicaprio Bootle, who were elevated from the practice squad.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

For he changed the subject abruptly to the Bungalow, and what an adept Bootle was at inoculation and the preparation of cultures.

From My Little Sister by Robins, Elizabeth