Associations to the word «Submersible»

SUBMERSIBLE, adjective. Able to be submerged.

SUBMERSIBLE, noun. (British) A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration.

SUBMERSIBLE, noun. (British) A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines".

SUBMERSIBLE, noun. (British) A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed "true submersibles", because they cannot retroactively declare that their non-nuclear submarines should be called by a different name.

SUBMERSIBLE, noun. (US) A very small "baby" submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications. Slang synonyms: midget-submarine, anchor.

SUBMERSIBLE, noun. An apparatus intended for use under water.

SUBMERSIBLE, noun. A warship designed to operate under water.

SUBMERSIBLE, adjective. Capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged; "a submersible pump"; "a submergible electric frying pan".