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
- 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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