submarine

[ noun suhb-muh-reen, suhb-muh-reen; adjective verb suhb-muh-reen ]

noun

1. a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
2. something situated or living under the surface of the sea, as a plant or animal.
3. Chiefly Northeastern and North Midland U.S. a hero sandwich.

adjective

1. situated, occurring, operating, or living under the surface of the sea:

   a submarine mountain.

2. of, relating to, or carried on by a submarine or submarines:

   submarine warfare.

verb (used without object)

, sub·ma·rined, sub·ma·rin·ing.

1. to participate in the operating of a submarine.
2. to move or slide under something.
3. Slang.
   1. to be thrown under the steering wheel of the vehicle one is driving during a frontal crash.
   2. to be thrown out of one's seat belt in such a crash.

verb (used with object)

, sub·ma·rined, sub·ma·rin·ing.

1. to attack or sink by submarine.

submarine

/ ˈsʌbməˌriːn; ˌsʌbməˈriːn /

noun

1. a vessel, esp one designed for warfare, capable of operating for protracted periods below the surface of the sea Often shortened tosub
2. modifier
   1. of or relating to a submarine

      a submarine captain

   2. occurring or situated below the surface of the sea

      a submarine cable

Other Words From

• anti·subma·rine adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of submarine¹

1640–50; 1895–1900 submarine fordef 1; sub- + marine

Example Sentences

Anduril, which manufactures autonomous weapons systems, including submarine drones, has said it would use the additional investment “to increase hiring, enhance processes, upgrade tooling, increase resiliency in its supply chain and expand infrastructure.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Kitchens are very much like a pirate ship and the way we designed and conceived our kitchen was also like a submarine,” Ruizpalacios says.

From Los Angeles Times

A "significant fire" has broken out at the BAE Systems nuclear submarine shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, police have said.

From BBC

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert says Biden’s diplomacy has amounted to an unprecedented level of support, pointing to the huge US military deployment, including aircraft carrier strike groups and a nuclear power submarine, he ordered in the wake of October 7.

From BBC

A South Korean lawmaker also seperately on Tuesday claimed that Seoul's military had detected apparent signs that North Korea had started to build a possible nuclear-powered submarine.

From BBC

Related Words

• sub
• torpedo