submersible
Use Submersible in a sentence
sə adjective
1.
capable of being submersed.
2.
capable of functioning while submersed: a submersible pump.
noun
3.
a ship capable of submerging and operating under water; submarine.
4.
a device designed for underwater work or exploration, as a bathyscaphe or diving bell.
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submersible or submergible (səbˈmɜːsəbəl, səbˈmɜːdʒɪbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | able to be submerged |
| 2. | capable of operating under water, etc |
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| 3. | a vessel designed to operate under water for short periods |
| 4. | a submarine taking one or more men that is designed and equipped to carry out work in deep water below the levels at which divers can work |
| submergible or submergible | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| submersi'bility or submergible | |
| —n | |
| submergi'bility or submergible | |
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Example sentences
But today, our group can still see our fingerprints all over almost every submersible in the world, manned or unmanned.
We won't know for sure until a submersible can be sent to look at the area.
The submersible's manufacturer offers technical details.
Many components make up a successful research submersible.
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