submersiblenoun [ C ]
uk/səbˈmɜː.sə.bəl/us/səbˈmɝː.sə.bəl/specializeda type of ship that can travel underwater, especially one that operates without people being in it
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Passenger, cargo & military ships
- boat
- clipper
- cruise ship
- factory ship
- ferry
- freighter
- galleon
- galley
- ghost ship
- hovercraft
- icebreaker
- merchant marine
- merchant navy
- oil tanker
- steamship
- sub
- submarine
- tanker
- trawler
- USS
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submersibleadjective
uk/səbˈmɜː.sə.bəl//səbˈmɝː.sə.bəl/able to be used or to travel underwater:
Undersea geologists hope to send the unmanned submersible vehicle on dives at 12 sites.