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U-boat   /ju-boʊt/   Listen
U-boat

noun
1.
A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes.  Synonyms: pigboat, sub, submarine.





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"U-boat" Quotes from Famous Books



... deck with some of the fellows who were going into the American ambulance service with me, my Airedale, Crown Prince Nobbler, asleep at my feet, when the first blast of the whistle shattered the peace and security of the ship. Ever since entering the U-boat zone we had been on the lookout for periscopes, and children that we were, bemoaning the unkind fate that was to see us safely into France on the morrow without a glimpse of the dread marauders. We were young; we craved thrills, and God knows ...
— The Land That Time Forgot • Edgar Rice Burroughs


Words linked to "U-boat" :   nuclear submarine, fleet ballistic missile submarine, asdic, snorkel, escape hatch, auxiliary research submarine, schnorchel, nuclear-powered submarine, echo sounder, sonar, schnorkel, periscope, submersible, attack submarine, breather, conning tower, submersible warship, pigboat, snorkel breather, nautilus, sub


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