U-boat

[yoo-boht]

noun

1. a German submarine.

U-boat

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of U-boat¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of U-boat¹

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

Example Sentences

The crew spotted the U-boat ahead of them and went on the offensive with a bombing run during heavy gunfire.

From BBC

But as happened elsewhere in the country, much of L.A.’s public German community went to ground after May 1915, when a German U-boat sank the British ocean liner Lusitania.

From Los Angeles Times

The ship had encountered a German U-boat, they claimed, and the platypus had been shaken to death amid a barrage of blasts.

From BBC

The German U-boat had been spotted earlier that morning, but a crew member mistook it for a small fishing vessel.

From BBC

It was on 14 May 1945 that the first of the German U-boats made their way up the Foyle to the port of Lisahally where they were formally ordered to surrender.

From BBC

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