U-boat

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U-boat

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Calque of German U-Boot; retail sense separately coined and reinforced by the well-known historical U-boat.

noun U-boats

historical Any German submarine of the First or Second World War, or any Austro-Hungarian submarine of the First World War.
A narrow utility cart with tall handles on both ends that is used to carry loads of retail products to be sold, so named because its shape is roughly that of a capital U.
slang Nickname given to the General Electric Universal Series diesel-electric locomotives.

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noun any German submarine of the First or Second World War, or any Austro-Hungarian submarine of the First World War

中文	U艇 yōutǐng
Deutsch	U-Boot

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"U-boat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/u-boat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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U-boat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/u-boat

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@misc{u_boat_2026,
  title = {U-boat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/u-boat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}