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Examples of U-boat in a Sentence
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Word History
translation of German U-boot, short for Unterseeboot, literally, undersea boat
1914, in the meaning defined above
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“U-boat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/U-boat. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about U-boat
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