minisub
noun
mini·sub
"+ˌ
: a very small submarine used especially in research (as on the ocean bottom)
Word History
Etymology
mini- + sub entry 4
First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined above
- quarter-wave plate
- quarter-witted
- quarter-yearly
- quarterage
- quarterages
- quarterback
- quarterback sneak
- quarterbacked
- quarterbacking
- quarterbacks
- quarterdeck
- quarterdecker
- quarterdecks
- quartered
- quarterer
- quarterest
- quarterfinal
- quarterfinalist
- quarterfinalists
- quarterfinals
- quartering
- quartering machine
- quartering sea
- quartering wind
- quarterings