| submarine | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. pigboat, sub, submarine, u-boat | a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes. |
| ~ attack submarine | a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping. |
| ~ auxiliary research submarine | a submarine for research purposes. |
| ~ conning tower | a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting. |
| ~ escape hatch | hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency. |
| ~ fleet ballistic missile submarine | a submarine carrying ballistic missiles. |
| ~ nautilus, nuclear-powered submarine, nuclear submarine | a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power. |
| ~ periscope | an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field. |
| ~ schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel breather, breather, snorkel | air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time. |
| ~ asdic, echo sounder, sonar | a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return.; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee" |
| ~ submersible warship, submersible | a warship designed to operate under water. |
| n. (food) | 2. bomber, cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep | 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. |
| ~ sandwich | two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them. |
| v. (motion) | 3. submarine | move forward or under in a sliding motion.; "The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car" |
| ~ slide, slew, slue, slip, skid | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner.; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" |
| v. (contact) | 4. submarine | throw with an underhand motion. |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ pitch, sky, toss, flip | throw or toss with a light motion.; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" |
| v. (contact) | 5. submarine | bring down with a blow to the legs. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ knock down, push down, pull down, cut down, down | cause to come or go down.; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" |
| v. (contact) | 6. submarine | control a submarine. |
| ~ control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| v. (competition) | 7. submarine | attack by submarine.; "The Germans submarined the Allies" |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| adj. | 8. submarine, undersea | beneath the surface of the sea. |
| ~ subsurface | beneath the surface.; "subsurface materials of the moon" |
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