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View synonyms for U-boat

U-boat

[yoo-boht]

noun

  1. a German submarine.

U-boat

noun

  1. a German submarine, esp in World Wars I and II

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Word History and Origins

Origin of U-boat1

1910–15; < German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot literally, undersea boat
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Word History and Origins

Origin of U-boat1

from German U-Boot, abbreviation for Unterseeboot, literally: undersea boat

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