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Synonyms for u boats


Grammar : Noun
Spell : yoo-boht
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyuˌboʊt



Définition of u boats

Origin :
  • 1916 (said to have been in use from 1913), partial translation of German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot, literally "undersea boat."
  • As in submarine : noun sub
Example sentences :
  • It was found that U boats could be seen from an aeroplane when they were some depth under the water.
  • Extract from : « Reminiscences of a Liverpool Shipowner, 1850-1920 » by Sir William Bower Forwood
  • The merchant ships still put to sea—and the U boats pay the penalty.
  • Extract from : « Raemaekers' Cartoons » by Louis Raemaekers
  • Fortunately for us, Lieutenant Rose was one of these—a striking contrast to the devils in his country's U boats.
  • Extract from : « Five Months on a German Raider » by Frederic George Trayes

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