R-boatn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːbəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈɑrˌboʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: R n., boat n.¹

Etymology: < R n. + boat n.¹, after German R-Boot, shortened (after U-Boot U-boat n.) < Räumboot minesweeper (1940 or earlier) < räumen to clear, clear away (see rime v.²) + Boot boat n.¹

In the Second World War (1939–45): a German minesweeper. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > mine-sweeper

minesweeper1904

sweeper1915

M/S1923

R-boat1942

mine-hunter1964

1942 Times 10 June 4/3 An R-boat is stated to be an armed motor minesweeper.

1945 P. Scott Battle of Narrow Seas ii. 5 Besides E boats there were flotillas of R boats (corresponding roughly to our M.Ls.), used for minesweeping and defensive patrolling along the occupied coasts.

1961 W. Granville & R. A. Kelly Inshore Heroes vii. 71 The Raumboot (R-boat) was a patrol vessel of between 85 and 115 feet, with a speed of about 20 knots.

1978 F. Maclean Take Nine Spies v. 183 A whole group of German R-boats was sent from Sicily to the Aegean.

1993 C. W. Koburger Naval Warfare E. Mediterranean viii. 130 Although mines were swept on both sides by all kinds of craft, the German motor minesweepers (R-boats) were about 125 tons, 116 feet overall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	r-boat
释义	R-boatn. Brit. /ˈɑːbəʊt/, U.S. /ˈɑrˌboʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: R n., boat n.¹ Etymology: < R n. + boat n.¹, after German R-Boot, shortened (after U-Boot U-boat n.) < Räumboot minesweeper (1940 or earlier) < räumen to clear, clear away (see rime v.²) + Boot boat n.¹ In the Second World War (1939–45): a German minesweeper. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > mine-sweeper minesweeper1904 sweeper1915 M/S1923 R-boat1942 mine-hunter1964 1942 Times 10 June 4/3 An R-boat is stated to be an armed motor minesweeper. 1945 P. Scott Battle of Narrow Seas ii. 5 Besides E boats there were flotillas of R boats (corresponding roughly to our M.Ls.), used for minesweeping and defensive patrolling along the occupied coasts. 1961 W. Granville & R. A. Kelly Inshore Heroes vii. 71 The Raumboot (R-boat) was a patrol vessel of between 85 and 115 feet, with a speed of about 20 knots. 1978 F. Maclean Take Nine Spies v. 183 A whole group of German R-boats was sent from Sicily to the Aegean. 1993 C. W. Koburger Naval Warfare E. Mediterranean viii. 130 Although mines were swept on both sides by all kinds of craft, the German motor minesweepers (R-boats) were about 125 tons, 116 feet overall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1942
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