E-boat
/ˈiːbəʊt
/noun
A German torpedo boat used in the Second World War.Here they ran into five German E-boats of the 5th Torpedo Boat Flotilla based at Cherbourg....
- As the exhausted and injured men slept below decks the ship was struck amidships by a torpedo from a German E-boat and she broke in two, sinking in just 15 seconds.
- They have coastal batteries and minefields; they have bombers and E-boats and submarines.
Origin
From E- for enemy + boat.
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