sub
133
5.8
- noun
- /sʌb/
- Informal
:
submarino
- Apparently overcrowded on its test run, the sub took on water through an open torpedo bay and sank.
So you can fire one Trident out of a sub.
- So you can fire one Trident out of a sub.
- They had the the suicide Subs and the kamikazes and they were loaded up.
- But actually, you're going to go find the USS Thresher AUA nuclear sub that we lost and you're going to go find it for us.
- So traveling at top speed in a zigzag course pretty much made it impossible for these ships to be sunk by a sub.
- Had to fly out to San Diego at one point and got on a sub and we went up to the Oregon Coast.
- The initial measures taken met with mixed success and a merchant captain's choices when encountering a German sub were either to run or to try and ram it.
Examples
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The United States Navy launched a new sub designed for deep-sea exploration.
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We got to get the sub on deck.
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But here inside the sub the situation is very serious.
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We have to get on that sub.
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And thank you for the map of Dr. Evil's sub.
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We need to get to that sub or we'll all be 20,000 leagues under the sea.
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How could she know how to operate a 30-year-old Russian sub?
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On the screen: the red blip representing the sub is headed right toward a building.
Fiction book (1996) -
During the training exercise, the sub successfully evaded all detection by enemy ships.
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The marine biologists boarded the sub to study the underwater ecosystems.
Synonyms
191
4.2
A warship that travels underwater and carries torpedoes
17
8.7
A German military submarine from World War I and World War II
9
3.6
A military submarine that runs on nuclear power and can stay underwater for months
4
9.0
A submarine that uses nuclear power to move underwater
2
5.5
A military ship that travels under water to find and destroy enemy ships
1
8.6
A very small underwater boat for one or two people used by the navy and scientists
1
4.9
A military ship that uses nuclear power to stay underwater for long periods
A small early submarine used in war and often armed with torpedoes
A military ship that can go underwater to attack or stay hidden
A large submarine that carries nuclear missiles to stop enemies from attacking a country
A very small underwater boat that carries one or two people
A submarine that helps scientists study the sea and collect samples
Idioms
- Informal
A joking mock-Latin phrase that says 'always wear underwear' to make people laugh
Compounds
How Big
- Specialized
- Informal
133
5.8
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sub is short for submarine, a word that means 'under the sea'. So a sub is a boat that goes below the water, which is why navy underwater vessels are called subs.