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noun
a German submarine.
Origin:
1910–15; < German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot literally, undersea boat
1910–15; < German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot literally, undersea boat
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| U-boat | |
| —n | |
| a German submarine, esp in World Wars I and II | |
| [from German U-Boot, abbreviation for Unterseeboot, literally: undersea boat] | |
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Word Origin & History
U-boat
1916 (said to have been in use from 1913), partial translation of Ger. U-boot, short for Unterseeboot, lit. "undersea boat."
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