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U-boat
(yo̵̅o̅′bōt′)
noun
a German submarine
Origin: < Ger U-boot, abbrev. of Unterseeboot, undersea boat
See U-boat in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A submarine of the German navy.
Origin:
Origin: Translation of German U-Boot
Origin: , short for Unterseeboot
Origin: : unter, under (from Middle High German under, from Old High German untar; see ṇdher- in Indo-European roots)
Origin: + See, sea (from Middle High German sē, from Old High German)
Origin: + Boot, boat
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