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

Example sentences :

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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