Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

e-boat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: e-boat
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any German fast attack craft in World War Two.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

E-boats (plural)

Questions

What does e-boat mean?: Any German fast attack craft in World War Two.
Where does e-boat come from?: After the naming pattern used for the German boats (in this case German S-Boot), but using E for enemy.

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