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subchaser

subchaser

9.1
A small fast navy boat that hunts and attacks submarines
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌtʃeɪsər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : 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

  • They trained on a subchaser, learning the specialized tactics needed to hunt down submarines effectively.

  • During World War II, the Navy utilized subchasers to protect ships from enemy submarines.

  • The crew on the subchaser worked tirelessly to locate and track any hostile targets beneath the waves.

How Big

destroyer
  • Specialized
62 7.3
subchaser
  • Archaic
9.1
patrol boat
  • Specialized
7 3.5
small boat
13 1.0

Surface Forms

subchaser singular
subchasers plural

Morphology

subchaser = chaser (transparent) = sub + chase + er

Form and meaning are a straightforward combination: 'sub' (submarine) + 'chaser' = a vessel that chases submarines.

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.