A vessel, esp. a warship, capable of operating under water and now usually equipped with torpedoes, missiles, and a periscope.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > submarine (14) submarine1889 A vessel, esp. a warship, capable of operating under water and now usually equipped with torpedoes, missiles, and a periscope. Holland1899 Used as the proper name of the first submarine of the type designed by J. P. Holland and afterwards generically. sub1915 = submarine, n. 2. pigboat1921 A submarine. fish1925 Nautical slang. (In full tin fish.) A torpedo; also, a submarine. guppy1948 A submarine which has been streamlined and equipped with a snorkel. Also attributive. killer submarine1955 (see quot. 1955). snorter1962 a submarine fitted with a snort. nuclear1969 A nuclear-powered submarine. Subcategories:— specific types (5) |
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