submersible

sub·mers·i·ble

 (səb-mûr′sə-bəl)

adj.

Submergible.

n.

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

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submersible

(səbˈmɜːsəbəl) or

submergible

adj

1. able to be submerged

2. capable of operating under water, etc

n

3. (Nautical Terms) a vessel designed to operate under water for short periods

4. (Nautical Terms) a submarine taking one or more men that is designed and equipped to carry out work in deep water below the levels at which divers can work

subˌmersiˈbility, subˌmergiˈbility n

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sub•mers•i•ble

(səbˈmɜr sə bəl)

adj.

1. capable of being submersed.

2. capable of functioning while submersed.

n.

3. a small submarine equipped to carry out underwater research at great depths.

[1865–70]

sub•mers`i•bil′i•ty, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	submersible - an apparatus intended for use under water apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function bathyscape, bathyscaph, bathyscaphe - navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration bathysphere - spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration diving bell - diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air minisub, minisubmarine - submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration
	2.	submersible - a warship designed to operate under water submersible warship pigboat, submarine, U-boat, sub - a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes combat ship, war vessel, warship - a government ship that is available for waging war surface ship - a warship that operates on the surface of the water
Adj.	1.	submersible - capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged; "a submersible pump"; "a submergible electric frying pan" submergible nonsubmergible, nonsubmersible - not submersible or submergible

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Translations

submersible

[səbˈmɜːsəbl] ADJ → sumergible

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submersible

adj → versenkbar; submarine → tauchfähig

n → Tauchboot nt

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