antisubmarine
Britishadjective
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(of weapons, missiles, etc) designed to combat or destroy submarines
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(of warfare, tactics, etc) against submarines
Example Sentences
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A recent announcement by Norway to buy Type 26 antisubmarine frigates is expected to lead to a substantial order, which would be booked after 2025, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
On Monday, Russia announced the drills of its antisubmarine destroyer Admiral Tributs in the Sea of Japan.
From Reuters • Apr. 25, 2023
On Saturday, Taiwan’s military also spotted four Chengdu J-10 fighters, a Y-8 antisubmarine warfare plane and three H-6 bombers southwest of the island, the Ministry of Defense said on its website.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2022
Russia is building an arsenal including not just ground-to-ground missiles but also “antiship and antisubmarine missiles, torpedoes, and depth charges,” according to 2019 congressional testimony from the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022
Our antisubmarine activities now cover in war areas alone over 1,000,000 square miles of sea.
From Our Navy in the War by Perry, Lawrence
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