submarine
noun
a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
submarines
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pluralof submarine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Trade and defence procurement: Canada has been on a "buy European" spree of late, purchasing German attack submarines, for example, and airborne early-warning planes from Sweden's Saab.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
German submarines attempted to approach British vessels unseen and destroy them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Carney was by now speaking frequently with Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whom he knew from his time in banking, as the pair completed negotiations for Canada’s $25 billion purchase of German submarines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"How are we going to be at war with Canada? They're going to take their two set submarines from the Edmonton Mall and sic them on us?"
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
He worked, after graduating from college, for Westinghouse, building nuclear submarines.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
