"U-boat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: U-boats [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German U-Boot. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|U-Boot}} Calque of German U-Boot Head templates: {{en-noun}} U-boat (plural U-boats)
  1. (military, nautical, historical) Any German submarine of the First or Second World War, or any Austro-Hungarian submarine of the First World War. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military, Nautical, Military, World War I, World War II Translations (any German submarine of the First or Second World War, or any Austro-Hungarian submarine of the First World War): U-Boot [neuter] (German), U-Boot [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-U-boat-en-noun-Ejz-vIIP Disambiguation of Military: 70 0 30 Disambiguation of World War I: 83 6 11 Disambiguation of World War II: 85 5 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 19 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 13 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 18 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 18 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 12 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 59 14 27 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war Disambiguation of 'any German submarine of the First or Second World War, or any Austro-Hungarian submarine of the First World War': 92 3 5
  2. (shipping) 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. Categories (topical): Shipping
    Sense id: en-U-boat-en-noun-EjM~mWIn Topics: economics, sciences, shipping, transport
  3. (rail transport, slang) Nickname given to the General Electric Universal Series diesel-electric locomotives. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-U-boat-en-noun-GM~YNQW- Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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