U-boat
[ yoo-boht ]
/ ˈyuˌboʊt /
noun
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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British Dictionary definitions for u-boats
U-boat
noun
a German submarine, esp in World Wars I and II
Word Origin for U-boat
from German U-Boot, abbreviation for Unterseeboot, literally: undersea boat
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Cultural definitions for u-boats
U-boats
German submarines during World War I and World War II. U-boat is a translation of the German U-boot, which is short for Unterseeboot, or “undersea boat.”
notes for U-boats
Lusitania was sunk by a U-boat. Eventually, U-boat attacks on neutral ships drew the United States into the war.
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