submarine

Plural: submarines

Noun

• a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
• a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
• A boat that can go underwater.
• A kind of sandwich made in a long loaf of bread.
• A pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
• Any submarine plant or animal.
• A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.

Verb

• move forward or under in a sliding motion
  • "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car"
• throw with an underhand motion
• bring down with a blow to the legs
• control a submarine
• attack by submarine
  • "The Germans submarined the Allies"
• To operate or serve on a submarine.
• To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.
• To sink or submerge oneself.
• To slide forwards underneath one's seat belt (during a crash or sudden stop).

Adjective Satellite

• beneath the surface of the sea

Adj

• Existing, relating to, or made for use beneath the sea.
• Hidden or undisclosed.
• Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.

Examples

• The seatback should always be up while driving so that the occupant doesn't submarine and potentially suffer severe internal injury.

Synonyms

bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, pigboat, poor boy, sub, submarine sandwich, torpedo, U-boat, undersea, wedge, zep, po' boy, subsea

Antonyms

surface ship

Related Words

subaquatic, subaqueous, submariner

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