submarine
a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
something situated or living under the surface of the sea, as a plant or animal.
Chiefly Northeastern and North Midland U.S. a hero sandwich.
situated, occurring, operating, or living under the surface of the sea: a submarine mountain.
of, relating to, or carried on by a submarine or submarines: submarine warfare.
to participate in the operating of a submarine.
to move or slide under something.
Slang.
to be thrown under the steering wheel of the vehicle one is driving during a frontal crash.
to be thrown out of one's seat belt in such a crash.
to attack or sink by submarine.
Origin of submarine
1regional variation note For submarine
Other words from submarine
- an·ti·sub·ma·rine, adjective
Words Nearby submarine
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How to use submarine in a sentence
The new submarine and the LRS-B are “uploadable” systems that can carry more warheads if strategic requirements change.
William—absent Kate and Prince George—arrived by helicopter to Gosport Royal Navy submarine Museum in Hampshire today.
The tactical balance between the surface warship and the submarine has strategic impact.
Other improvements are making the submarine more elusive and lethal.
The onetime nuclear submarine weapons officer has entered a not guilty plea.
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Meanwhile, the Australian submarine has got up through the Narrows and has torpedoed a gunboat at Chunuk.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe submarine E.14 sailed into harbour after a series of hair-raising adventures in the Sea of Marmora.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonAs we were leaving, a message came in to say that an enemy submarine had been sighted off Gaba Tepe.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe submarine scare is full on; the beastly things have frightened us more than all the Turks and all their German guns.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonAsking his commands, the stranger said, 'I am one of the submarine inhabitants of this neighborhood.
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British Dictionary definitions for submarine
/ (ˈsʌbməˌriːn, ˌsʌbməˈriːn) /
a vessel, esp one designed for warfare, capable of operating for protracted periods below the surface of the sea: Often shortened to: sub
(modifier)
of or relating to a submarine: a submarine captain
occurring or situated below the surface of the sea: a submarine cable
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