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10 Language-to-English DictionariesZwerg-U-Boot
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tsvɛʁk uː buːt/
"Das Zwerg-U-Boot wurde für geheime Missionen im Hafen eingesetzt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small submarine, typically operated by a crew of one to two people, used for covert military operations such as attacking enemy harbors or intelligence gathering.
"During World War II, the navy deployed a midget-submarine to breach the heavily defended enemy harbor." - 2
Any miniature submersible vehicle designed for specialized underwater exploration or civilian underwater transport on a very small scale.
"Researchers used a civilian midget-submarine to explore the narrow underwater caves along the coast."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'midget', derived from 'midge' (referring to something very small, originating in Old English 'mycg'), and 'submarine', coined in the 19th century from sub- (under) and marine (of the sea). It came into prominent military terminology during World War II to describe miniature naval vessels designed for covert operations and harbor penetrations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Midget-submarine" is said worldwide
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sous-marin de poche
Transliteration: /su.ma.ʁɛ̃ də pɔʃ/
"Le sous-marin de poche a été utilisé lors de l'opération secrète."
Zwerg-U-Boot
Transliteration: /tsvɛʁk uː buːt/
"Das Zwerg-U-Boot wurde für geheime Missionen im Hafen eingesetzt."
sommergibile tascabile
Transliteration: /som.merˈdʒi.bi.le tas.kaˈbi.le/
"Il sommergibile tascabile è entrato nel porto senza essere visto."
submarino de bolsillo
Transliteration: /suβmaˈɾino ðe βolˈsiʎo/
"El submarino de bolsillo participó en la incursión naval."
minisubmarino
Transliteration: /mi.ni.sub.maˈɾi.nu/
"O minisubmarino foi projetado para operações secretas."
छोटा पनडुब्बी
Transliteration: chhota panḍubbi
"गुप्त मिशन के लिए एक छोटे पनडुब्बी का इस्तेमाल किया गया था।"
袖珍潜艇
Transliteration: xiòuzhēn qiántǐng
"这艘袖珍潜艇被用于执行秘密任务。"
소형 잠수함
Transliteration: sohyeong jamsuham
"그 소형 잠수함은 비밀 작전에 투입되었습니다."
微小潜水艦
Transliteration: bishō sensuikan
"その微小潜水艦は秘密作戦に使用された。"
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