E-boat

noun

Any German fast attack craft in World War Two.

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Meanings

nounE-boat (plural E-boats)

plural E-boats

  1. historicalAny German fast attack craft in World War Two.

Origin

After the naming pattern used for the German boats (in this case German S-Boot), but using E for enemy.

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APA

E-boat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E-boat

MLA

“E-boat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E-boat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “E-boat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E-boat.

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