Definition of

U-boat

  1. (noun, artifact) a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

via WordNet, Princeton University

Synonyms of U-boat

pigboat, sub, submarine

Alternate forms of U-boat

Hyponyms: attack submarine, auxiliary research submarine, fleet ballistic missile submarine, nautilus, nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarine

Hypernyms: submersible, submersible warship

Origin of the word U-boat

  1. 1916 (said to have been in use from 1913), partial translation of Ger. U-boot, short for Unterseeboot, lit. "undersea boat."

via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper

People who say U-boat

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  • JaimieFambrough Leap of Faith: During the opening days of WWII, Hitler ordered the u-boat, U-701 to transfer a secret cargo dest... http://t.co/klDRVlZi

  • HomeFrontMuseum On this day in 1941, Royal Navy personnel from HMS Bulldog boarded a German u-boat and seized the 'enigma' cipher machine and codebooks.

  • MissBeetleBabe Made it into London town. The car is beginning to think it is a u-boat! This weather sucks! Where's Spring? Damn, can't wait to live in Nice

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Words that sound like U-boat

ubiety, up to, up-to-date, upbeat, update, uppity, upupidae

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