U-boat
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++U-boat /ˈjuː bəʊt $ -boʊt/ noun [countable] PMNa German submarine, especially one that was used in the Second World War 〔尤指在第二次世界大战中使用的〕(德国)U型潜艇
Examples from the Corpus
U-boat• You know enough about that to know the difference between a whale and a U-boat?• They acted as bait and, once a U-boat surfaced, could out-gun her.• You know what a U-boat looks like, boy?• Mina got the tip-off just in time and they became U-boats, went underground.• The convoy was attacked by U-boats during the night of March 16-17 and 12 ships, including Southern Princess, were sunk.• There is no mention of U-boats or the Luftwaffe.• They already seen U-boats off Nova Scotia.• Then the U-boat just left them on the open seas.Origin U-boat (1900-2000) Translation of German u-boot, from unterseeboot “under-sea-boat”U-boat nounChinese
German was submarine, Corpus a especially that one
U-boat
U-boat /ˈjuː bəʊt $ -boʊt/
noun [countable]
U-boat /ˈjuː bəʊt $ -boʊt/
noun [countable] Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Translation of German u-boot, from unterseeboot 'under-sea-boat'
a German submarine, especially one that was used in the Second World War
Origin: Translation of German u-boot, from unterseeboot 'under-sea-boat'