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submarine definition

sub·ma·rine (sub′mə rēn′, sub′mə rēn′)

adjective

being, living, used, or carried on beneath the surface of the water, esp. of the sea

Etymology: sub- + marine

noun

  1. a submarine plant or animal
  2. a watercraft or naval vessel designed to operate under water
  3. hero sandwich

transitive verb submarined -·rined′, submarining -·rin′·ing

to attack, esp. to torpedo, with a submarine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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