Submarine Meaning
/sʌb.məˈɹiːn/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjBeing, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.
adjHidden or undisclosed.
Sentence Examples
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
I've never seen a yellow submarine in my life.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The navy sent a new ____ to explore the deep ocean floor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The modern ____ can stay underwater for several months at a time without needing to come up for air.
Word Origin & History
From sub- + marine.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] a Chorus of Sea-nymphs, who[…] arrive, in a winged car, from the submarine palace of their father Oceanus."
— 1908, Edmund Doidge Anderson Morshead, Four Plays of Aeschylus, Introduction, page xiv:
"When Peterson saw the unusual pitching motion of Kent Tekulve—the submarine pitcher who threw baseballs as though they were coming right out of the rubber slab on the mound—he was the first of many who tried to change Tekulve's delivery."
— 2005, John McCollister, Tales from the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates: Remembering "The Fam-A-Lee", →ISBN, page 109:
"Me: *staring out window* looks like rain
Submarine captain: what
Me: but like more"
— 2020 January 23, @PleaseBeGneiss, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2024:
"“We’re really at the point of chicken, where the Fed is trying to ward off inflation without submarining the economy.”"
— 2007 April 13, The Associated Press, “Shares Up as Investors Ponder Retail Data”, in New York Times:
"The second their center snapped the ball, I submarined between the big guy's legs and tackled the halfback."
— 2003, Homer H. Grantham, Thunder in the Morning: A World War II Memoir, page 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The navy sent a new ____ to explore the deep ocean floor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The modern ____ can stay underwater for several months at a time without needing to come up for air.