submarinenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌsʌb.məˈriːn//ˈsʌb.mə.riːn/us/ˌsʌb.məˈriːn//ˈsʌb.mə.riːn/informal suba ship that can travel underwater:
a nuclear submarine
a submarine base/commander
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- The submarine sailed deep under the ice cap.
- The submarine surfaced a few miles off the coast.
- The submarine dived just in time to avoid the enemy attack.
- The president has agreed to allocate further funds to develop the new submarine.
- A spokesman for the dockyard said they hoped to launch the first submarine within two years.
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The Navy
- aircraft carrier
- broadside
- cruiser
- destroyer
- flagship
- fleet
- frigate
- gunboat
- HMS
- landing craft
- naval
- RN
- sub
- the Admiralty
- the WRNS
- transport ship
- troopship
- USS
- warship
- wren
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Passenger, cargo & military ships
submarineadjective
uk/ˌsʌb.məˈriːn//ˈsʌb.mə.riːn/us/ˌsʌb.məˈriːn//ˈsʌb.mə.riːn/specializedexisting below the surface of the sea
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Seas & oceans
- Aegean
- briny
- deep
- deep-sea
- English Channel
- guyot
- la Niña
- marine
- med
- mid-ocean ridge
- ocean
- oceanic
- oceanography
- salt water
- territorial sea
- the doldrums
- the high seas
- the Irish Sea
- the Southern Ocean
- undersea
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