Submarine - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States (syn: bomber, grinder, hero, sub, torpedo, wedge)
verb
- bring down with a blow to the legs
- control a submarine
- attack by submarine
adjective
Extra examples
...the submarine fossils that are to be found in coral reefs...
...always orders a roast beef submarine with the works...
The submarine emerged.
The submarine plunged.
The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car
The Germans submarined the Allies
A similar submarine is used by several foreign navies.
The submarine can dive to 3,000 feet.
The crew of the submarine prepared for a dive.
They detected the submarine by using sonar.
The battleship was sunk by a torpedo fired by a submarine.
The submarine torpedoed the battleship.
The submarine began to dive.
Inspectors discovered microscopic cracks in the hull of the submarine.
Thus, in the abyssal deeps of the ocean these bacteria form the first link in a food chain which supports thriving communities of submarine creatures.
Word forms
singular: submarine
plural: submarines
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