English▸ (gaiters) noun a protective covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and lower leg:
gaiters to keep snow out of your boots.
▪ a lower leg covering, buttoned up the side and worn as part of the traditional costume of an Anglican bishop.
▪ mainly US English a shoe or overshoe extending to the ankle or above.
▪ a flexible covering for the base of a gear lever or other mechanical part:
the yellow gaiter around the gearstick ripped slightly.