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U-boat

Definition of U-boat

noun

a German submarine used in the First or Second World War.

Origin:

from German U-Boot, abbreviation of Unterseeboot 'undersea boat'

U-boat in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of U-boat in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

U ¹
U ²
U ³
U ⁴
U-bend
U-boat
U-ey
U-lock
U-matic
U-turn
u.c.

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adjective

relating to or involving the conjunction of celestial objects …

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