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| antisubmarine |
combined form of submarine. |
| bathyscaph |
a small, self-contained deep-sea research submarine with a spherical observation chamber mounted under the hull. |
| cheesesteak |
a type of sandwich with thinly sliced beef topped with cheese, broiled on a submarine roll. |
| conning tower |
a low enclosed observation tower on a submarine, used as the entrance and exit. [1/2 definitions] |
| crash dive |
a sudden and rapid emergency dive made by a submarine, esp. to avoid attack. |
| crash-dive |
to rapidly dive, or cause a submarine to dive, at a steep angle. |
| cruise missile |
a long-range guided missile, propelled by a jet or rocket and capable of being launched from an aircraft, ship, or submarine. |
| dive |
to descend at a controlled speed, usu. head or front first, as a submarine submerging. [2/12 definitions] |
| hero sandwich |
a large sandwich composed of fillings such as meats, vegetables, and cheeses between the halves of a long roll of bread, usu. Italian bread; submarine; poor boy. |
| inertial guidance |
guidance of a missile, spacecraft, submarine, or the like by means of a self-contained automatic system that measures and adjusts speed and direction to maintain a predetermined course. |
| periscope |
an instrument on a submarine that is made up of a long tube with mirrors and prisms that allow one to see ships and other things above the surface of the water. |
| pressurize |
to sustain normal air pressure in (an airplane or submarine). [1/2 definitions] |
| snorkel |
a device on a submarine that permits it to remain submerged for long periods of time by taking in fresh air and expelling the foul air. [1/3 definitions] |
| sub |
(informal) short form of "submarine," a sea vessel that can travel under water. [2/4 definitions] |
| submarine |
a submarine sandwich; sub. [2/4 definitions] |
| torpedo |
any of various devices designed to explode underwater, esp. a submarine mine. [1/6 definitions] |
| U-boat |
a German submarine. |
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