submarine
Dives and surfaces
A submarine is a vessel designed to operate underwater, used by navies for warfare and surveillance, and in civilian contexts for research and exploration.
The word also works as an adjective meaning underwater: submarine cables, submarine warfare.
As a verb, to submarine is to undermine or sabotage covertly.
A submarine sandwich—a sub—is a long sandwich on a cylindrical roll, named for its shape.
Undersea warship from Germany
- periscopeAngled optical viewing tube
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- hullOuter covering or frame
- ballastShip stability material
conning tower · hatch · propeller · sonar · diesel-electric · nuclear-powered · watertight · depth charge
Long filled sandwich
- grinderCrushing or sharpening device
- heroOne admired for courage
- po'boyCrusty Louisiana sandwich
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
meatball · cheesesteak · turkey · roast beef · cold cuts · footlong · baguette · roll
Immeasurably profound depth
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- MarianaName for deepest waters
- pressureForce upon contact
- darknessTotal absence of light
hydrothermal vent · bioluminescence · bathyscaphe · bathysphere · fathom · seafloor · deep-sea · exploration
Vehicles under unified command
- navyMaritime military force
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- carrierOne that transports
battleship · frigate · cruiser · warship · admiral · commander · captain · sailor
Moving undetected, soundlessly
- undetectedNot discovered yet
- covertIntentionally concealed
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- depthDistance below surface
hidden · clandestine · patrol · surveillance · infiltrate · ghost · hunter-killer · stalking
U-boat
Undersea warship from Germany
ballast · conning tower · hatch · propeller · sonar · diesel-electric · nuclear-powered · watertight · depth charge · pressure hull
hoagie
Long filled sandwich
Italian · meatball · cheesesteak · turkey · roast beef · cold cuts · footlong · baguette · roll · deli
abyss
Immeasurably profound depth
darkness · hydrothermal vent · bioluminescence · bathyscaphe · bathysphere · fathom · seafloor · deep-sea · exploration · Trieste
fleet
Vehicles under unified command
carrier · battleship · frigate · cruiser · warship · admiral · commander · captain · sailor · convoy
silent running
Moving undetected, soundlessly
- undetectedNot discovered yet
- covertIntentionally concealed
- evasionAct of escaping detection
depth · hidden · clandestine · patrol · surveillance · infiltrate · ghost · hunter-killer · stalking · thermocline
submarineaircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
airplane · warship · battleship · aircraft carrier · cruiser
- submarine sandwichLengthy filled bread roll
- nuclear submarineReactor-driven underwater warship
- Yellow SubmarineSunny-hued diving vessel
- submarine warfareArmed conflict using underwater vessels
- submarine sandwichesLong filled bread rolls
- submarine baseFacility for underwater vessels
submarines, submarined, submarining, submariner, submariners, antisubmarine