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US/ˈsʌb.mə.riːn/
UK/ˈsʌb.mə.riːn/
a ship that can travel under water
In context
The submarine stayed under water for three months without surfacing.
A nuclear submarine can travel much farther than an ordinary boat.
Scientists used a small submarine to film fish near the ocean floor.
Words that go with submarine
adjective + noun
- nuclear submarineThe country built its first nuclear submarine in 1990.
- enemy submarineThe destroyer tracked an enemy submarine for two days.
verb + noun
- board a submarineThe crew boarded the submarine at dawn.
noun + noun
- submarine cableA submarine cable carries the internet between continents.
- submarine crewThe submarine crew trained for months before the mission.
noun + preposition
- fleet of submarinesThe country keeps a small fleet of submarines.