U-boats

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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.”

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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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How to use U-boats in a sentence

After all, German U-boats had killed more U.S. sailors in the north Atlantic than died at Pearl Harbor.
The Real Inglorious Bastards|Eric Dezenhall|July 19, 2011|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.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII|Various
American shipping, on the other hand, is rapidly expanding, and has already turned the scale against the U-boats.
Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII|Various
That statement is confirmed by the data given by the U-boats arriving at Harwich as I write.
The Story of Our Submarines|John Graham Bower

The U-boats found a fishing fleet easy prey; therefore a fishing fleet with a "catch" on it would get results.
The Story of Our Submarines|John Graham Bower
Prisoners taken from U-boats were prevented from explaining to anybody how their boats were sunk.
The Story of Our Submarines|John Graham Bower