On a car, the rear compartment is called the "boot".
The American word for a clothing trunk is chest.
boot (as in the trunk of a car)
The American counterpart of the British word "boot" is "trunk." In the UK, "boot" refers to the storage compartment at the back of a car, while in the US, "trunk" is the term used for the same feature.
in British English the "boot" is equivalent to the American word for the trunk.
The word is spelled trunk, just as you spelled it.
Tree trunk is a compound word
boot
In British-speak it is the trunk.
Tree trunk is a compound word
The elephant had a long trunk. I packed an old trunk with collectibles.
The elephant packed his trunk and ran away to the circus.
A large piece of luggage, short for steamer trunk