U-boat

(yo͞o′bōt′)

A submarine of the German navy.

[Translation of German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot : unter, under (from Middle High German under, from Old High German untar; see n̥dher- in Indo-European roots) + See, sea (from Middle High German sē, from Old High German) + Boot, boat.]

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U-boat

(Nautical Terms) a German submarine, esp in World Wars I and II

[from German U-Boot, abbreviation for Unterseeboot, literally: undersea boat]

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U-boat

(ˈyuˌboʊt)

n.

a German submarine.

[1910–15; < German U-Boot, short for Unterseeboot literally, undersea boat]

U-boat

or “Unterseeboot” A German submarine.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

U-boat - a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

pigboat, submarine, sub

attack submarine - a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping

auxiliary research submarine - a submarine for research purposes

conning tower - a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting

escape hatch - hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency

fleet ballistic missile submarine - a submarine carrying ballistic missiles

nautilus, nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarine - a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power

periscope - an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field

schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel breather, breather, snorkel - air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time

asdic, echo sounder, sonar - a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee"

submersible warship, submersible - a warship designed to operate under water

Translations

U-boat

[ˈjuːbəʊt] N → submarino m alemán

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

U-boat

n → U-Boot nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

U-boat

[ˈjuːˌbəʊt] n → sottomarino tedesco

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References in periodicals archive

Hunt and kill; U-505 and the U-boat war in the Atlantic.

Hunt and kill; U-505 and the U-boat war in the Atlantic. (reprint, 2004)

The U-boat lay forgotten on the seabed for more than 40 years until 1986 when it was discovered by a diver, near the Danish island of Anholt.

The mystery of U-boat 534: Merseyside museum brings underwater warfare to life

He added: "The second U-boat came after the Second World War, possibly in 1946-47.

PORT IN PICTURES

President Woodrow Wilson became so alarmed about the German terror offensive against the sea lines of communication that he sent Herbert Hoover, a bright, number-crunching expert, to Europe to investigate the U-boat's real impact on his new allies.

Terrorists and submarines: lessons for Afghanistan from the antisubmarine campaign of World War I

The U-boat quickly submerged but 10 feet of the stern was still showing as the Bisley made its approach.

what lies beneath

This is the story of German U-boat U564, which sortied into the Atlantic on 11 July 1942 for a World War II mission and returned to port on 18 September 1942.

U-Boat War Patrol: The Hidden Photographic Diary of U564

During his work in the shattered city, Appleyard stumbled across the collection of photographs within the cavernous U-boat bunkers.

The hidden photographs of U-564

Mr Jordan, who lived in Cornwall Street, Coventry, during the Blitz, thought hard about which U-boat commander to name - the hard-headed Mohr who torpedoed Ron or the compassionate Schulz.

Brother marks kindness of former enemy; NAME OF U-BOAT VICTIM TO GO ON PLAQUE WITH THAT OF FORMER CAPTAIN OF SUB

I have read countless books on U-boat warfare in World War II, but have never seen anything about a U-boat captured in the St.

From the mailbox

Perhaps the most famous blimp attack on a U-boat during the war was mounted by Lt.

LTA and WWII: role of Navy airships often forgotten

Clay Blair, Hitler's U-boat war: the hunted, 1942-1945, Random House, New York, 2000, xxviii + 909 pp., illustrations, maps, appendixes, index, soft cover, rrp US$18.95.

Clay Blair, Hitler's U-boat war: the hunted, 1942-1945

The pillars are the prominent remains of Naval Air Station (NAS) Hitchcock, a short-lived lighter than air (LTA) base built in the wartime hysteria over German U-boat threats in the Gulf of Mexico.

Then and now: NAS Hitchcock, Texas