Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Submarine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Submarine \Sub`ma*rine"\, n.
A submarine boat; esp., Nav., a submarine torpedo boat; --
called specif. {submergible submarine} when capable of
operating at various depths and of traveling considerable
distances under water, and {submersible submarine} when
capable of being only partly submerged, i.e., so that the
conning tower, etc., is still above water. The latter type
and most of the former type are submerged as desired by
regulating the amount of water admitted to the ballast tanks
and sink on an even keel; some of the former type effect
submersion while under way by means of horizontal rudders, in
some cases also with admission of water to the ballast tanks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Submarine \Sub*ma*rine"\, n.
A submarine plant or animal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Submarine \Sub`ma*rine"\, a.
Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as,
submarine navigators; submarine plants.
{Submarine armor}, a waterproof dress of strong material,
having a helmet into which air for breathing is pumped
through a tube leading from above the surface to enable a
diver to remain under water.
{Submarine cable}. See {Telegraph cable}, under {Telegraph}.
{Submarine mine}. See {Torpedo}, 2
(a) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Armor \Ar"mor\, n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr.
L. armatura. See {Armature}.] [Spelt also {armour}.]
1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn
to protect one's person in battle.
Note: In English statues, armor is used for the whole
apparatus of war, including offensive as well as
defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms
every man should provide.
2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts,
protecting them from the fire of artillery.
{Coat armor}, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its
several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest,
supporters, motto, etc.
{Submarine}, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See
under {Submarine}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
submarine
adj : beneath the surface of the sea [syn: {undersea}]
n 1: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn: {pigboat},
{sub}, {U-boat}]
2: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise
and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and
lettuce and condiments); different names are used in
different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber}, {grinder},
{hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban
sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub}, {submarine
sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
v 1: move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was
injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the
car"
2: throw with an underhand motion, as of a baseball
3: bring down with a blow to the legs, in sports
4: control a submarine
5: attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies"
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