submersible
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submersible
adjective
- Able to be submerged.
noun submersibles
- A small nonmilitary, nonnuclear submarine for exploration.
- A retroactive term used for nonnuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed true submarines.
- A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed true submersibles, because they cannot retroactively declare that their nonnuclear submarines should be called by a different name.
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A very small baby submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications.
Similar: anchor, midget-submarine
- An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile.
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adj able to be submerged
| Español | sumergible |
|---|---|
| Português | submersível, submergível |
| Français | submersible |
| Deutsch | tauchfähig, untertauchbar |
Talk about this word "submersible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/submersible. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. submersible. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/submersible "submersible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/submersible.Cite this
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title = {submersible},
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