Submersible

Word SUBMERSIBLE
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Definitions and meanings of "Submersible"

What do we mean by submersible?

Submergible. adjective

A vessel or vehicle capable of operating or remaining under water. noun

That may be submersed.

Something that may be submerged; specifically, a particular type of submarine boat. noun

Able to be submerged. adjective

A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration. noun

A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines". noun

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. noun

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. noun

A warship designed to operate under water noun

Capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged adjective

An apparatus intended for use under water noun

A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration.

A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines".

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.

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.

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The word "submersible" in example sentences

He also said the Jiaolong's designers had purchased a lot of "off the shelf" technology from overseas, and had benefited from training dives on the U.S. Navy's Alvin manned submersible, which is operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. ❋ Jeremy Page (2011)

Video from a robotic submersible, which is making the rounds online, shows something puffing from the seafloor. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Very dorky looking - I much prefer the look of that biomimetic dolphin submersible. ❋ Edward Willett (2007)

At fifty meters and change, the submersible was a mid-sized Falnari vessel built for touring and very little else—certainly not for teetering on the edge of an abyss. ❋ Edited By Marco Palmieri (2005)

If the centrifugal pump is directly connected to an electric motor in a common housing as a single unit for operating below the water level, the set is called a submersible pump. ❋ Unknown (1992)

The submersible was a bright, gaudy Christmas ball with spangles of running lights. ❋ Benford, Gregory, 1941- (1984)

The Super Falcon has attracted the attention of a new, as yet unannounced investor, and Mr. Hawkes said he is work on a new submersible, which is intended to open up the seas to an even larger audience. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That is why for wells, a submersible is a preferable way to go; the water around it allows it to stay cool so you can use a larger power rating.

His religious ideas are invisible in his tales, for those tales dwelt on fantastic voyages and fabulous machines, such as submersible ironclads or airborne clipper ships or shells shot to the Moon. ❋ Unknown (2008)

HOLMES: Oxygen tanks and apparently authorities believed this thing was a some kind of submersible vessel, that could move around under water. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It's some kind of submersible, apparently doing some research here, according to the Coast Guard. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Maintenance of pumps (diesel or electric) and generators (for electric pumps such as submersible pumps used in boreholes) tends to breakdown; motors bum out; control panels for electrical switching bum out or fail; powerlines come down and spare parts run out. ❋ Unknown (1994)

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