submersible

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Of course, the submersible was at the seamount in hopes that there was life - not fresh evidence of eruption - which shows you can never guess what you might find in explored regions at the seafloor. this excellent image of El Misti (the volcano) and Arequipa (the city) in southern Peru.

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  1. adjective Submergible.
  2. noun A vessel capable of operating or remaining under water.

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  • The beast was as big as the submersible, twenty meters long, and it looked like a flounder -- flat except for a frill of delicate-looking fins. —  Mind Meld
  • The submersible was a bright, gaudy Christmas ball with spangles of running lights. —  Across The Sea Of Suns
  • Fantastically illuminated life-forms swarmed around the submersible, alternately drawn to or frightened and confused by its lights. —  Cachalot
  • Of course, the submersible was at the seamount in hopes that there was life - not fresh evidence of eruption - which shows you can never guess what you might find in explored regions at the seafloor. this excellent image of El Misti (the volcano) and Arequipa (the city) in southern Peru. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • What kind of submersible is it: mobile or a permanent installation? " —  Cachalot
 

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/səbˈmərsɪbl/
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