submarine

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  1. noun Nautical A vessel that is capable of operating submerged. Also called sub1.
  2. noun A large sandwich consisting of a long roll split lengthwise and filled with layers of meat, cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, and condiments. Also called sub1; also called regionally Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hoagie, Italian sandwich, poor boy, torpedo, wedge, zep.
  3. adjective Beneath the surface of the water; undersea.

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  • It appears that the Admiral insisted that the submarine was the only weapon the Germans could use with effect against England and that they could not afford to give it up. —  The Life and Letters of Walter H Page
  • Again, the submarine is the great and grave and perhaps the only danger now. —  The Life and Letters of Walter H Page
  • I saw at a glance that a submarine is at work off the New Jersey coast! —  The Life and Letters of Walter H Page
  • If the submarine was as close as he thought, then he was advertising his own ship's location and inviting a missile attack that his point-defense systems were ill-equipped to stop. —  Red Storm Rising
  • Hovering a helicopter in these wind conditions required constant attention-there was no autopilot-and hunting for a submarine was always an exercise in patience. —  Red Storm Rising
 

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  1. = French sousmarin = Spanish Portuguese submarino; as sub- + marine.
 

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/səbməˈrin/
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