U-Boot — meaning in English

English meaning

• sub noun A submarine (informal shortening).
• submarine noun A vessel built to travel underwater, especially beneath the sea.

Senses

U-Boot is used for these senses in English:

• U-boat (military, nautical, historical) Any German submarine of the First or Second World War, or any Austro-Hungarian submarine of the First World War.
• sub Abbreviation of submarine.
• submarine (watercraft) A boat that can go underwater.

sub — full definition

1. noun A submarine (informal shortening).
2. noun A substitute, especially a teacher or sports player standing in for another.
3. verb To act as a substitute for someone.
4. verb To replace one player with another during a game.

submarine — full definition

1. noun A vessel built to travel underwater, especially beneath the sea.
2. adj Existing, happening, or built for use underwater.
3. verb To sabotage or secretly destroy something, as if attacking it without warning.

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