onderzeeboot
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of onder + zee + boot, probably a calque of German Unterseeboot.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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