U-boat

U-boat

(yo͞o′bōt′)n. A submarine of the German navy.

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[Translation of German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot : unter, under (from Middle High German under, from Old High German untar; see n̥dher- in Indo-European roots) + See, sea (from Middle High German sē, from Old High German) + Boot, boat.]

U-boat

n (Nautical Terms) a German submarine, esp in World Wars I and II [from German U-Boot, abbreviation for Unterseeboot, literally: undersea boat]

U-boat

(ˈyuˌboʊt)

n. a German submarine. [1910–15; < German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot literally, undersea boat]

U-boat

or “Unterseeboot” A German submarine.

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U-boat - a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoespigboat, submarine, subattack submarine - a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shippingauxiliary research submarine - a submarine for research purposesconning tower - a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exitingescape hatch - hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergencyfleet ballistic missile submarine - a submarine carrying ballistic missilesnautilus, nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarine - a submarine that is propelled by nuclear powerperiscope - an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed fieldschnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel breather, breather, snorkel - air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of timeasdic, echo sounder, sonar - a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee"submersible warship, submersible - a warship designed to operate under water

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