onderzeeboot
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of onder + zee + boot, probably a calque of German Unterseeboot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔn.dərˈzeːˌboːt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: on‧der‧zee‧boot
Noun
onderzeeboot m (plural onderzeeboten, diminutive onderbootje n)
- submarine [from late 19th c.]
- Synonyms: duikboot, onderzeeër
- (nautical, jargon) submarine that can remain submerged for long periods [from mid 20th c.]
- Synonym: onderzeeër
Derived terms
- kernonderzeeboot
- onderzeebootdienst
- onderzeebootjager
- onderzeebootman
- onderzeebootmoederschip
- onderzeebootoorlog