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Meanings of U-boat in English

Portuguese
submarino
Catalan
submarí
Wikidata

A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes.

submarino
Russian
u-boat
Portuguese
u-boot
Spanish
u-boot
Catalan
u-boot
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Term for German submarines employed during WWI and WWII.

u-boat
Usage of U-boat in English
1
In the pursuit of the U-boat the airplane was also extremely effective.
History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
2
I wished to cruise with the American destroyers in their U-boat operations.
The U-boat hunters
3
They kept both the U-boat's deckguns smoking; but the shots went wild.
Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns; Or, Sinking the German U-Boats
4
A fourth destroyer of ours got the U-boat which sank the liner.
The U-boat hunters
5
Yet occasionally the deadly U-boat claimed one of these as a victim.
The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
6
At any rate, he went back to his U-boat and the undersea.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square
7
She was lucky not to meet with a U-boat during her wanderings.
Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918
8
I must see whether I can't invent a set of U-boat exercises!
The Diary of a U-boat Commander / With an Introduction and Expla...
9
Six years later the Carpathia was sunk by a German U-boat.
The Irish Times
10
The result was one U-boat apparently sunk but one merchantman torpedoed.
The Guardian
11
The destroyer was then steaming away with the U-boat in tow.
Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns; Or, Sinking the German U-Boats
12
The result of these methods was the gradual destruction of the U-boat menace.
History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
13
There is no doubt now about the fate of the U-boat.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
14
They were all used up since the battle with the U-boat.
The U-boat hunters
15
The two convoys were now busy with another U-boat that had attacked them.
The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
16
The U-boat which sank us had been out for six weeks.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
Translations for U-boat
Russian
u-boat
U-boat through the time