Meaning Of The Word Submarine

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Submarine? Find Submarine meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Submarine Meaning

Submarine Definition
Submarine Definition

What's The Definition Of Submarine?

submarine
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.

submarine in American English
a submarine plant or animal
being, living, used, or carried on beneath the surface of the water, esp. of the sea
to attack, esp. to torpedo, with a submarine
adjective: situated, occurring, operating, or living under the surface of the sea
intransitive verb: to participate in the operating of a submarine
noun: a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles
transitive verb: to attack or sink by submarine

submarine in British English
noun: a vessel, esp one designed for warfare, capable of operating for protracted periods below the surface of the sea

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Mentonniere ‐ noun: a piece of armour protecting the throat…
  • Predevelopment ‐ adjective: of or pertaining to the period prior…
  • Full rhyme ‐ noun; noun: rhyme between words in which the stressed…
  • Cracker Jack ‐ a confection of sweet, glazed popcorn and peanuts…
  • Orarium ‐ noun; noun: a garment worn by a deacon in the…
  • Palmiped ‐ adjective: having webbed feet; noun: a web-footed…
  • Shake the dust off one's feet ‐ to depart angrily or contemptuously; to leave…
  • Paracrostic ‐ noun: a poem in which the initial letters of each…
  • Cross-pollination ‐ the transfer of pollen from the anther of one…
  • Protohuman ‐ of or relating to the humanlike primates that…