submarine
pronunciation
How to pronounce submarine in British English:
UK [ˌsʌbməˈriːn]
How to pronounce submarine in American English:
US [ˌsʌbməˈriːn]
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- Noun:
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
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- Verb:
- move forward or under in a sliding motion
- throw with an underhand motion
- bring down with a blow to the legs
- control a submarine
- attack by submarine
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- Adjective:
- beneath the surface of the sea
Word Origin
- submarine (adj.)
- 1640s, from sub- + marine (adj.).
- submarine (n.)
- "submarine boat," 1899, from submarine (adj.). Earlier "a creature living under the sea" (1703). The short form sub is first recorded 1917. As a type of sandwich from 1955, so called from the shape of the roll. Related: Submariner.
Example
- 1. Complex subjects like submarine warfare take years to master .
- 2. The entry to this restaurant is through a simulated submarine voyage .
- 3. Can there be such a thing as a submarine state ?
- 4. A nuclear submarine is an amazing machine .
- 5. Right now , they are modernizing an indian submarine .