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Submersible
Meaning
Adj
●
Able to be submerged.
Noun
●
In British English:
A small
nonmilitary
, non-nuclear
submarine
for exploration.
●
In British English:
A
retroactive
term
used for non-nuclear
submarines
;
nuclear
submarines
are
termed
"true
submarines
".
●
In British English:
A
term
used
primarily
by some
navies
for
nuclear
submarines
,
termed
"true
submersibles
", because they cannot
retroactively
declare
that their non-nuclear
submarines
should
be called
by a different name.
●
In American English:
A very small "baby"
submarine
designed
for specific
localized
missions
, usually while
tethered
to a
submarine
or
ship
for
life support
and
communications
. Slang
synonyms
: midget-submarine, anchor.
●
In Nautical:
An
underwater
vehicle
with
limited
mobility
,
similar
to a
submarine
, but less mobile.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
submersible
English
submersionem
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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