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Synonyms for u boat
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : yoo-boht |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyuˌboʊt |
Définition of u boat
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
- Or we could tie up to the buoy and plug any U boat that came up to the surface.
- Extract from : « Commander Lawless V.C. » by Rolf Bennett
- He returned to the bridge and saw that the huge whale-like form of the U boat was still alongside.
- Extract from : « Commander Lawless V.C. » by Rolf Bennett
- "I see; if any U boat happened to have damaged a gun or run short of ammunition, you can supply the goods," said Chard.
- Extract from : « Commander Lawless V.C. » by Rolf Bennett
- Here, indeed, was a chance of recovering his reputation, for there could be no doubt that the submarine was a U boat.
- Extract from : « Commander Lawless V.C. » by Rolf Bennett
- Then a man on the submarine gave the rope a jerk, it slipped off the buoy, and the U boat stole away in the darkness.
- Extract from : « Commander Lawless V.C. » by Rolf Bennett
- We had guns, but when a U boat showed herself, it would be almost too late to fire with effect.
- Extract from : « Reminiscences of a Liverpool Shipowner, 1850-1920 » by Sir William Bower Forwood
- Therefore, we think that it can be claimed that our navy had already mastered the U boat menace when the war ended.
- Extract from : « Reminiscences of a Liverpool Shipowner, 1850-1920 » by Sir William Bower Forwood
- Who doubts that every town visited by a Zeppelin is fortified, that every ship sunk by a U boat carries troops or guns?
- Extract from : « Through the Iron Bars » by Emile Cammaerts
- "It's a U boat sure enough," said Lawless, handing the binoculars to Trent.
- Extract from : « Commander Lawless V.C. » by Rolf Bennett
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