as in torpedo
a large sandwich on a long split roll
always orders a roast beef submarine with the works
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Robert Legare, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2021
In the attacks on the Mōhne and Eder dams, from a height of about 60 feet, the bombs were dropped into reservoirs several hundred yards from the dams, then bounced along the water’s surface to avoid anti-submarine nets.
—Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
CBS News, 24 Sep. 2024
General Dynamics’s product line includes Abrams tanks, submarines, destroyers and military electronics.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
According to prosecutors, the card contained restricted data about submarine nuclear reactors.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2021
In the attacks on the Mōhne and Eder dams, from a height of about 60 feet, the bombs were dropped into reservoirs several hundred yards from the dams, then bounced along the water’s surface to avoid anti-submarine nets.
—Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
Noun
Besides the two submarines, the convoy included a frigate and a tugboat.
—CBS News, 24 Sep. 2024
General Dynamics’s product line includes Abrams tanks, submarines, destroyers and military electronics.
—John Dorfman, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Submarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/submarine. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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