E-boatn.

Etymology: < E, perhaps as the initial letter of enemy n.¹ and adj. + boat n.¹The view, frequently expressed, that E represents German Eile ‘speed’ is purely speculative. The usual German word for a speedboat is Schnellboot.

Esp. in the war of 1939–45: an enemy torpedo-boat.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > torpedo boat > enemy torpedo boat

E-boat1940

1940 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War 7 Aug.–1 Oct. 16 One of our motor torpedo-boats, thinking that the enemy ahead was an E-boat, and being too close to take action, rammed the enemy.

1941 Times Weekly 30 July 7/3 One ship of the convoy received damage from an E-boat attack.

1958 Listener 30 Oct. 691/1 E-boat scares on the convoy routes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	e-boat
释义	E-boatn. Etymology: < E, perhaps as the initial letter of enemy n.¹ and adj. + boat n.¹The view, frequently expressed, that E represents German Eile ‘speed’ is purely speculative. The usual German word for a speedboat is Schnellboot. Esp. in the war of 1939–45: an enemy torpedo-boat. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > torpedo boat > enemy torpedo boat E-boat1940 1940 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War 7 Aug.–1 Oct. 16 One of our motor torpedo-boats, thinking that the enemy ahead was an E-boat, and being too close to take action, rammed the enemy. 1941 Times Weekly 30 July 7/3 One ship of the convoy received damage from an E-boat attack. 1958 Listener 30 Oct. 691/1 E-boat scares on the convoy routes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1940
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