U-boat
[yoo-boht]
- a German submarine.
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Origin of U-boat
1910–15; < German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot literally, undersea boat
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Contemporary Examples
Prominent among those struggles was the battle of the Atlantic, waged against the U-boat menace.
I suspect that the production stopped short of plagiarism, but it probably sailed very close to the U-boat.
He died in 1941, just 35, after a German U-Boat torpedoed the ship on which he was sailing as a BBC correspondent to Cairo.
The Grand Tour in Style: Robert Byron’s ‘Europe in the Looking-Glass’Malcolm Forbes
November 16, 2012
If he spotted a U-boat, not only would he call for backup, he wanted to attack the sub himself.
Historical Examples
Then a large U-boat came boldly to the surface and opened fire.
Submarine Warfare of To-dayCharles W. Domville-Fife
His U-boat was sinking fast; though by no agency from within.
Where the Souls of Men are CallingCredo Harris
I wished to cruise with the American destroyers in their U-boat operations.
The U-boat huntersJames B. Connolly
The mate fired two shots at the U-boat, but 'e don't 'it anything.
The U-boat huntersJames B. Connolly
The U-boat man with nerve enough to attack a destroyer is a good one.
The U-boat huntersJames B. Connolly
U-boat
- a German submarine, esp in World Wars I and II
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Word Origin
from German U-Boot, abbreviation for Unterseeboot, literally: undersea boat
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Word Origin and History for u-boat
U-boat
1916 (said to have been in use from 1913), partial translation of German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot, literally "undersea boat."
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