Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Incapable of being submerged.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Not capable of being submerged; buoyant.
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- adjective Not capable of being
submerged ;buoyant .
Etymologies
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Examples
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This was not one of those splendid boats which now line the shores of the United Kingdom; nevertheless, it was a noble craft -- one of the good, stable, insubmergible and self-emptying kind which were known as the Greathead lifeboats, and which for many years did good service on our coasts.
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That she is insubmergible has been proved by what has already been written, and our space forbids giving further illustration, but a word about the cause of this quality is necessary.
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The splendid craft which he commanded was one of the self-righting, insubmergible boats of the Institution.
Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories 1859
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That the lifeboat is insubmergible has been proved to some extent by the foregoing incident.
Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships R. [Illustrator] Richardson 1859
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It is _almost_ indestructible; it is insubmergible; it is self-righting; it is self-emptying.
Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships R. [Illustrator] Richardson 1859
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In a few seconds the oars were shipped, the anchor was got in, and the overloaded but insubmergible craft disappeared into the darkness out of which it had come.
The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue 1859
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