submersible
IPA: sʌbmˈɝsɪbʌɫ
noun
- (Britain) A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration.
- (Britain) A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines".
- (Britain) 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.
- (US) 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.
- (nautical) An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile.
adjective
- Able to be submerged.
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Examples of "submersible" in Sentences
- Some cameras are submersible.
- A submersible dike extends to the Illinois shore.
- The boat was fully submersible, able to cut through waves and go underwater.
- The Dazer Laser is fully water proof and submersible up to 20 meters in depth.
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