Synonyms for
Submarine
Definition
a type of ship that can operate underwater
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- attack submarine
- nuclear submarine
- military submarine
- launch a submarine
- dive a submarine
- surface a submarine
- underwater submarine
Word family
Usage note
The word 'submarine' can refer to the vehicle itself or to a type of sandwich. Context usually clarifies the meaning.
Example sentences
- The submarine explored the depths of the ocean.
- The Navy uses submarines to protect the country.
- The submarine was so quiet that nobody knew it was there.
- The submarine captain navigated through the dangerous waters.
- The scientists used a submarine to study the marine life in the ocean.
Quotes
I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is not the chief difficulty of the work, but the knowledge of the anatomy. ~ John Hunter
We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. ~ John F. Kennedy
You have to know what you're looking for before you can find it. ~ Robert Ballard