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antisubmarine
[
n.
suhb-m
uh
-
reen
,
suhb
-m
uh
-reen
;
adj., v.
suhb-m
uh
-
reen
]
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sub·ma·rine
/
n.
ˌsʌb
məˈrin
,
ˈsʌb
məˌrin
;
adj., v.
ˌsʌb
məˈrin
/
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[
n.
suhb-m
uh
-
reen
,
suhb
-m
uh
-reen
;
adj., v.
suhb-m
uh
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]
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noun, adjective, verb,
sub·ma·rined,
sub·ma·rin·ing.
noun
1.
a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
2.
something situated or living under the surface of the sea, as a plant or animal.
3.
Chiefly Northeastern and North Midland U.S.
a
hero
sandwich.
adjective
4.
situated, occurring, operating, or living under the surface of the sea:
a submarine mountain.
5.
of, pertaining to, or carried on by a submarine or submarines:
submarine warfare.
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Antisubmarine
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doohickey
. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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verb (used without object)
6.
to participate in the operating of a submarine.
7.
to move or slide under something.
8.
Slang
.
a.
to be thrown under the steering wheel of the vehicle one is driving during a frontal crash.
b.
to be thrown out of one's seat belt in such a crash.
verb (used with object)
9.
to attack or sink by submarine.
Origin:
1640–50;
1895–1900
for def. 1;
sub-
+
marine
Related forms
an·ti·sub·ma·rine,
adjective
Regional variation note
3.
See
hero sandwich.
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antisubmarine
(ˌæntɪˌsʌbməˈriːn)
—
adj
1.
(of weapons, missiles, etc) designed to combat or destroy submarines
2.
(of warfare, tactics, etc) against submarines
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