submerged
Americanadjective
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under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
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hidden, covered, or unknown.
There are many submerged facts which could have a bearing on the case.
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poverty-stricken; destitute; impoverished.
a program to aid the submerged socioeconomic groups.
adjective
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(of plants or plant parts) growing beneath the surface of the water
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hidden; obscured
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overwhelmed or overburdened
Other Word Forms
- half-submerged adjective
- nonsubmerged adjective
- semisubmerged adjective
- unsubmerged adjective
Etymology
Origin of submerged
Example Sentences
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The fallen trees must have been there — there had been no logging to remove them — but were submerged in the brush, out of sight.
From Los Angeles Times
On Friday, authorities reported finding a deceased man in a partially submerged vehicle in the Lancaster area.
From Los Angeles Times
A deceased man was found in a partially submerged vehicle Friday morning in the Lancaster area, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
From Los Angeles Times
Sky Decker, a local yacht captain, said he took two police officers to the site of the nearly submerged plane, before jumping in and finding a badly injured woman trapped.
From BBC
Ieodo - a submerged rock above the South Korean island of Jeju - is a point of dispute between Seoul and Beijing, each of whom have included it in their air defence zones.
From BBC
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