U-boats

1. 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

Lusitaniawas sunk by a U-boat. Eventually, U-boat attacks on neutral ships drew the United States into the war.

Example Sentences

After all, German U-boats had killed more U.S. sailors in the north Atlantic than died at Pearl Harbor.

From The Daily Beast

Already we have the U-boats on the run, and if we keep up the pace we will have them beaten by next year.

From Project Gutenberg

American shipping, on the other hand, is rapidly expanding, and has already turned the scale against the U-boats.

From Project Gutenberg

That statement is confirmed by the data given by the U-boats arriving at Harwich as I write.

From Project Gutenberg

The U-boats found a fishing fleet easy prey; therefore a fishing fleet with a "catch" on it would get results.

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Prisoners taken from U-boats were prevented from explaining to anybody how their boats were sunk.

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