submarine

CEFRB1

/sʌb.məˈɹiːn/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A vessel designed to travel underwater.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Hidden or undisclosed.

Examples

  • A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.

  • I've never seen a yellow submarine in my life.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /sʌb.məˈɾin/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.

  2. A boat that can go underwater.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.

More examples

In context

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

  • Near-synonym: submerged (synonymous in "being underwater" sense)

  • a submarine patent

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Origin

noun

From sub- + marine.