submarine
(sʌbməriːn , US -riːn )
Word forms: submarines
1. countable noun
A submarine is a type of ship that can travel both above and below the surface of the sea. The abbreviation sub is also used.
...a nuclear submarine.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Submarine means existing below the surface of the sea. [formal]
...submarine caves.
...submarine plants.
3. countable noun [usually NOUN noun]
A submarine sandwich is a long soft bread roll filled with a combination of things such as meat, cheese, eggs, and salad. The abbreviation sub is also used. [US]
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Collocations:
submarine cable submarine warfare
This would allow access to the potential of larger swell waves, but avoid the costs involved in a longer submarine cable if the device was located further out to sea.
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The company has burned through $1 billion of cash in the first nine months of the year and could sell its submarine cable business to raise funds to cut debt.
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Disruptions of submarine communications cables may cause blackouts or slowdowns to large areas, such as in the 2008 submarine cable disruption.
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This installation ran for around 20 years before being replaced by a submarine cable to the mainland.
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It offers dry bulk transportation, bulk logistics and transportation, submarine cable installation, and offshore services.
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It was unrestricted submarine warfare.
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Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare.
The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
Arguably the definitive film about submarine warfare, the film forces the audience into unbearably close proximity with the crew of the boat.
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The use of unrestricted submarine warfare against merchant shipping proved counterproductive, however.
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Translations:
Chinese: 潜水艇
Japanese: 潜水艦
- deadlocked
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- deadly crash
- deadly creature
- deadly disease
- deadly earthquake
- deadly enemy
- deadly explosion
- deadly fire
- deadly force
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- deadly gas
- deadly illness
- deadly incident