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anti-submarine rocket

anti-submarine rocket

7.3
A rocket launched from a ship to attack submarines
  • noun
  • /ˌæntiˌsʌbməˈrin ˈrɑkɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cohete antisubmarino
  • The destroyer fired an anti-submarine rocket after detecting movement beneath the waves.

Examples

  • The new anti-submarine rocket system increased the fleet's capability to neutralize underwater threats.

  • The ship launched an anti-submarine rocket during the drill.

  • Modern navies equip their ships with anti-submarine rockets for defensive maneuvers.

  • Many navies have developed anti-submarine rockets for their fleets.

  • The destroyer fired an anti-submarine rocket after detecting movement beneath the waves.

  • Modern navies equip their ships with anti-submarine rockets for defensive maneuvers.

  • The new anti-submarine rocket system increased the fleet's capability to neutralize underwater threats.

Synonyms

depth charge thrower
vsanti-submarine rocket
  • Archaic
8.7

A device that throws explosive charges into the sea to attack submarines from a ship

uses a fast propelled surface projectile to attack from above
depth bomb
vsanti-submarine rocket
  • Archaic
8.1

A weapon that explodes underwater at a set depth to attack submarines

reaches targets from the surface with a propelled projectile rather than sinking then exploding
wire-guided torpedo
vsanti-submarine rocket
  • Specialized
8.6

An underwater weapon that moves by itself and is steered by a wire from the ship that fired it

attacks from above using a propelled surface projectile rather than moving underwater

How Powerful

heavyweight torpedo
  • Specialized
7.9
submarine torpedo
  • Specialized
5.6
anti-submarine rocket
  • Specialized
7.3
depth charge
  • Specialized
3 8.1

Surface Forms

anti-submarine rocket singular
anti-submarine rockets plural

Morphology

anti-submarine + rocket

The meaning is transparently built from 'anti-' (against) + 'submarine' and 'rocket': a rocket used to attack or defend against submarines. This is a straightforward compositional compound following normal English word-formation patterns and similar logic exists in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the parts can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Anti-submarine rocket combines anti ('against'), submarine ('an underwater ship') and rocket ('a fast flying weapon'), so picture a ship firing a rocket down into the sea to reach a hidden submarine. That's why it means a rocket used by a ship 'to attack submarines from the surface'.