submarine
11
2.7
- noun
- /ˈsʌbməˌrin/
- US
:
sándwich
- He always gets the meatball submarine when we visit the deli.
Examples
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In one hand, he held a submarine sandwich.
Fiction book (1998) -
For lunch, I enjoyed a classic submarine served with a side of chips.
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The guy sold submarine sandwiches.
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Get a submarine sandwich and a diet soda.
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I didn't finish my submarine sandwich the other day.
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This is our submarine meatball sandwich.
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He buys two submarine sandwiches.
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I park in front of St. Paul's Church across from the Three Greeks Submarine Shop.
Fiction book (1994) -
Dante rings up a customer, a half-eaten submarine sandwich sitting on the counter.
Fiction book (2001) -
I ordered a delicious submarine sandwich filled with turkey, lettuce, and tomatoes.
Synonyms
800
1.0
Two slices of bread with food like meat or cheese between them for a meal
27
2.8
A long bread roll filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
11
8.2
A large sandwich on a long roll filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
11
4.4
A long sandwich filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
10
8.9
A large sandwich made from a long roll split lengthwise and filled with meat
9
8.3
A large sandwich on a long roll filled with meats and cheese
6
5.0
A long sandwich filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
4
7.7
A large sandwich on a long crusty roll with meat and cheese
3
3.2
A long sandwich filled with meat, cheese and salad
2
2.1
A long bread roll split open and filled with meats, cheese, and salad vegetables
1
2.8
A large sandwich on a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and vegetables
1
9.9
A large sandwich on a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and lettuce
A large sandwich made from a long crusty roll filled with meat and cheese
Idioms
- Informal
Something completely useless because it cannot work where it is used
Compounds
- Specialized
9
3.6
A military submarine that runs on nuclear power and can stay underwater for months
- Specialized
2
5.5
A military ship that travels under water to find and destroy enemy ships
2
2.1
A long bread roll split open and filled with meats, cheese, and salad vegetables
- Specialized
1
4.9
A military ship that uses nuclear power to stay underwater for long periods
- Specialized
A submarine that helps scientists study the sea and collect samples
- Specialized
A large submarine that carries nuclear missiles to stop enemies from attacking a country
- Jargon
A baseball pitch thrown with a low underhand or sidearm motion that moves in an unusual way
How Big
- US
11
2.7
800
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Submarine for a sandwich is a newer name and one popular story says people called the long roll a 'submarine' because it looks like a small boat. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a long sandwich shaped like a little ship.