subchaser
1
9.1
A small fast navy boat that hunts and attacks submarines
- noun
- /ˈsʌbˌtʃeɪsər/
- Archaic
:
cazador de submarinos
- After giving our ship to the French, I was made commanding officer of a subchaser in the Pacific, taking part in the Iwo Jima invasion and working mostly in the Saipan area.
Examples
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They trained on a subchaser, learning the specialized tactics needed to hunt down submarines effectively.
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During World War II, the Navy utilized subchasers to protect ships from enemy submarines.
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The crew on the subchaser worked tirelessly to locate and track any hostile targets beneath the waves.
How Big
destroyer
55
7.3
- Specialized
55
7.3
subchaser
1
9.1
- Archaic
1
9.1
patrol boat
8
3.5
- Specialized
8
3.5
small boat
21
1.0
21
1.0
Surface Forms
subchaser singular
subchasers plural
Morphology
Etymology
Subchaser is made of two parts: sub- meaning 'under', as in submarine, and chaser from chase, meaning 'to follow' or 'to hunt'. So a subchaser is a small, fast ship built to hunt and catch submarines.