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submergence |
submergible |
submerging |
submerse |
submersed |
submersible
| submersible warship
| submersion
| submetallic
| subminister
| subministrant
submersible
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun submersible has 2 senses
- submersible(n = noun.artifact) Array - an apparatus intended for use under water; Array is a kind of apparatus, setup
- submersible(n = noun.artifact) submersible warship - a warship designed to operate under water; Array has particulars: pigboat, sub, submarine, u-boat
has particulars: bathyscape, bathyscaph, bathyscaphe, bathysphere, diving bell, minisub, minisubmarine
Derived form adjective submersible1
is a kind of combat ship, war vessel, warship
Derived form adjective submersible1
Antonym: surface ship
Adjective submersible has 1 sense
- submersible(a = adj.all) submergible - capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged; "a submersible pump"; "a submergible electric frying pan" Antonym: nonsubmersible
Derived forms verb submerge4, verb submerge3, verb submerge1, noun submersible2, noun submersible1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
submersible, n. & adj.
--n. a submarine operating under water for short periods.
--adj. capable of being submerged.
--n. a submarine operating under water for short periods.
--adj. capable of being submerged.
Etymology
submerse (v.) = SUBMERGE
ROGET THESAURUS
submersible
Ship
N ship, vessel, sail, craft, bottom, navy, marine, fleet, flotilla, shipping, man of war, transport, tender, storeship, merchant ship, merchantman, packet, liner, whaler, slaver, collier, coaster, lighter, fishing boat, pilot boat, trawler, hulk, yacht, baggala, floating hotel, floating palace, ocean greyhound, ship, bark, barque, brig, snow, hermaphrodite brig, brigantine, barkantine, schooner, topsail schooner, for and aft schooner, three masted schooner, chasse-maree, sloop, cutter, corvette, clipper, foist, yawl, dandy, ketch, smack, lugger, barge, hoy, cat, buss, sailer, sailing vessel, windjammer, steamer, steamboat, steamship, liner, ocean liner, cruiseship, ship of the line, mail steamer, paddle steamer, screw steamer, tug, line of steamers, destroyer, cruiser, frigate, landing ship, LST, aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, nuclear powered carrier, submarine, submersible, atomic submarine, boat, pinnace, launch, life boat, long boat, jolly boat, bum boat, fly boat, cock boat, ferry boat, canal boat, swamp boat, ark, bully, battery, bateau, broadhorn, dory, droger, drogher, dugout, durham boat, flatboat, galiot, shallop, gig, funny, skiff, dingy, scow, cockleshell, wherry, coble, punt, cog, kedge, lerret, eight oar, four oar, pair oar, randan, outrigger, float, raft, pontoon, prame, iceboat, ice canoe, ice yacht, catamaran, hydroplane, hovercraft, coracle, gondola, carvel, caravel, felucca, caique, canoe, birch bark canoe, dugout canoe, galley, galleyfoist, bilander, dogger, hooker, howker, argosy, carack, galliass, galleon, polacca, polacre, tartane, junk, lorcha, praam, proa, prahu, saick, sampan, xebec, dhow, dahabeah, nuggah, kayak, keel boat, log canoe, pirogue, quadrireme, trireme, stern-wheeler, wanigan, wangan, wharf boat, balloon, airship, aeroplane, biplane, monoplane, triplane, hydroplane, aerodrome, air balloon, pilot balloon, fire balloon, dirigible, zeppelin, aerostat, Montgolfier, kite, parachute, jet plane, rocket plane, jet liner, turbojet, prop-jet, propeller plane, corporate plane, corporate jet, private plane, private aviation, airline, common carrier, fighter, bomber, fighter-bomber, escort plane, spy plane, supersonic aircraft, subsonic aircraft, afloat, aboard, on board, on ship board, hard a lee, hard a port, hard a starboard, hard a weather.
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