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submersible, a. and n.|səbˈmɜːsɪb(ə)l|
[f. L. submers-, pa. ppl. stem of submergĕre to submerge, prob. after F. submersible. Cf. mod.L. submersibilis and insubmersible (1865).]
A. adj. That may be submerged, covered with, plunged into, or made to remain under water; esp. of a boat (see quot. 1889).
1866Pall Mall Gaz. 10 July 5 A German named Flack has invented a submersible vessel, to be used in laying torpedoes for the defence of harbours. 1889Sleeman Torpedoes (ed. 2) 288 Torpedo boats which..are capable of being propelled at considerable depths below the surface of the water are usually termed ‘submarine’ torpedo boats; as however this is not the normal state of these vessels, they should rather be designated as ‘submersible’ torpedo boats. 1892Athenæum 16 July 101/1 The place [Notre Dame de Londres] derives its name from Ondra, which in the local dialect signifies a humid or submersible country.
B. n. A submersible boat; spec., a small submersible vessel designed for use in underwater exploration or drilling or recovery operations, etc.
1900Daily Chron. 8 Dec. 7 (Cass. Suppl.) The better type [of submarine boats] known as ‘submersibles’. 1901Edin. Rev. Apr. 343 Already in France the submarine is being displaced by the submersible. 1959Time (Atlantic ed.) 23 Mar. 56/2 The Skipjack is the consummation of a long program to give the U.S. its first true submersible designed primarily for underwater work. 1967Listener 18 May 657/2 Three of the bombs were soon recovered. The fourth—in the sea—nearly eluded an armada of warships, ‘submersibles’, and ‘submarines’. 1973D. Kyle Raft of Swords (1974) vi. 50 An oil company..had..been considering the purchase of a German submersible..small submarines for underwater industrial and defence use. 1980Daily Tel. 14 Nov. 17 The film never gets round to it, being so preoccupied with salvage vessels, submersibles and diving bells, trying to locate, miles down, the dear old Titanic.
Add: Hence submersiˈbility n.
1921Edin. Rev. Oct. 372 A submarine is dangerous to commerce in direct proportion to her ability to act against her opponents' home terminals... Geography, not submersibility, is the essence of the problem. 1987Motor Cruiser June 13/3 The handheld FC-900 was chosen because it is robust, and offers true submersibility at reasonable cost. |