submersible

[suh b-mur-suh-buh l]

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adjective

capable of being submersed.
capable of functioning while submersed: a submersible pump.

noun

a ship capable of submerging and operating under water; submarine.
a device designed for underwater work or exploration, as a bathyscaphe or diving bell.

Origin of submersible

First recorded in 1865–70; submerse + -ible

Related formssub·mers·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·sub·mers·i·ble, adjectiveun·sub·mer·si·ble, adjective

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Related Words for submersible

submersible, U-boat

Examples from the Web for submersible

Contemporary Examples of submersible

First off will be submersible devices—"You can call them swimming machines," he said—deployed to survey the damage.
Send in the Robots to Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
Dan Lyons
March 19, 2011

Historical Examples of submersible

The submersible was sighted on July 1, 1915, by a French aeroplane.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)
Various
Most of the payments on the submersible had already been made.
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service
H. Irving Hancock
A man was lounging in the hatchway of the submersible, and this man Saiksi hailed.
The Wreck of the Titan
Morgan Robertson
A steel ladder ran down into the interior of the submersible.
The Rover Boys Under Canvas
Arthur M. Winfield
Then it would be difficult to see how the submersible could be dealt with.
The Journal of Submarine Commander von Forstner
Georg-Gnther von Forstner

British Dictionary definitions for submersible

submersible

submergible (səbˈmɜːdʒɪbəl)

adjective

able to be submerged
capable of operating under water, etc

noun

a vessel designed to operate under water for short periods
a submarine taking one or more men that is designed and equipped to carry out work in deep water below the levels at which divers can work

Derived Formssubmersibility or submergibility, noun

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Word Origin and History for submersible

adj.

1866, from Latin submers-, past participle stem of submergere (see submerge) + -ible. As a noun, from 1900.