submariner
Deep-sea crew member
A submariner is a crew member on a submarine.
The term carries connotations of specialized training and service in confined, high-pressure environments: My grandfather was a submariner in the Pacific during World War II.
The word is pronounced with stress on either the second or third syllable, depending on regional preference.
Propelled undersea explosive
- periscopeAngled optical viewing tube
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- nuclearOf atomic energy
- navyMaritime military force
fleet · commander · officer · captain · enlisted · seaman · warship · destroyer
Force upon contact
- abyssImmeasurably profound depth
- trenchLong narrow excavation
- fathomNautical depth unit
- MarianaName for deepest waters
benthic · seafloor · sonar · bathyscaphe · darkness · bioluminescence · hydrothermal · rift
Complete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
claustrophobia · berthing · monotony · silence · recirculated · bunked · watch · routine
Below water's surface
- divingEntering water deliberately
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- marineRelating to the sea
- oceanographyScientific study of seas
seabed · propulsion · snorkel · cavitation · hydrophone · trim · keel · hatch
One who navigates oceans
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- helmsmanOne who navigates vessels
- quartermasterOfficer managing military supplies
- sonarmanUnderwater sound detection sailor
torpedoman · radioman · signalman · machinist · electrician · technician · cook · steward
torpedo
Propelled undersea explosive
navy · fleet · commander · officer · captain · enlisted · seaman · warship · destroyer · frigate
pressure
Force upon contact
Mariana · benthic · seafloor · sonar · bathyscaphe · darkness · bioluminescence · hydrothermal · rift · sediment
isolation
Complete separation from others
cramped · claustrophobia · berthing · monotony · silence · recirculated · bunked · watch · routine · stagnation
submerged
Below water's surface
oceanography · seabed · propulsion · snorkel · cavitation · hydrophone · trim · keel · hatch · conning
seafarer
One who navigates oceans
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
- helmsmanOne who navigates vessels
- quartermasterOfficer managing military supplies
sonarman · torpedoman · radioman · signalman · machinist · electrician · technician · cook · steward · yeoman
- US Navynavy, fleet, admiral, destroyer, aircraft carrier
- marinerscaptain, sea captain, ship captain, boat captain, skipper
- maritime jobscaptain, first mate, seaman, fisherman, ship captain
- military jobssoldier, infantryman, marine, combat medic, medic
- military rolessoldier, warrior, Praetorian Guard, Imperial Guard, Varangian Guard
- sailorscaptain, seaman, skipper, helmsman, first mate
- 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