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soucoupe

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From French soucoupe, ellipsis of soucoupe plongeante (“diving saucer”).

noun soucoupes

A type of small submarine designed to hold two people. Dr. Francis P. Shepard, Professor of Submarine Geology, who has been studying the canyons from the surface for thirty years, remarked: “I learned more in my three dives in the soucoupe.”

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"soucoupe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/soucoupe.

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@misc{soucoupe_2026,
  title = {soucoupe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soucoupe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}