Submarine — For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio class submarine in 2006 A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which… … Wikipedia
submarine — n. /sub meuh reen , sub meuh reen /; adj., v. /sub meuh reen /, n., adj., v., submarined, submarining. n. 1. a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles. 2.… … Universalium
Submarine hull — U 995, Type VIIC/41 U Boat of WWII, showing the typical combination of ship like non watertight outer hull with bulky strong hull below The term light hull (casing in British usage) is used to describe the outer hull of a submarine, which houses… … Wikipedia
Submarine 707R — Infobox animanga/Header name = Submarine 707R caption = ja name = サブマリン707R ja name trans = genre = Science fictionInfobox animanga/OVA title = director = Shoichi Masuo studio = Group TAC licensor = flagicon|USA flagicon|Canada Geneon flagicon|UK … Wikipedia
submarine — n. 1) a conventional; midget; nuclear, nuclear powered submarine 2) submarines dive; hunt in packs; surface * * * [ˌsʌbmə riːn] hunt in packs midget nuclear nuclear powered submarine surface a conventional submarines dive … Combinatory dictionary
Submarine tender — A submarine tender is a type of ship that supplies and supports submarines.Submarines are relatively small compared to most oceangoing vessels, and generally do not have the ability to carry large amounts of food, fuel, torpedoes, and other… … Wikipedia
Submarine branching unit — A Submarine Branching Unit is a piece of equipment used in submarine telecommunications cable systems at cable landing points to allow the cable to split to serve more than one destination.There are several methods by which the split can be… … Wikipedia
submarine — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ conventional ▪ atomic, ballistic missile, nuclear, nuclear powered ▪ midget, miniature ▪ … Collocations dictionary
conventional — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly … Collocations dictionary
Nuclear submarine — USS Michigan: An Ohio class guided missile submarine. A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor (see also nuclear marine propulsion). The performance advantages of nuclear submarines over conventional (typically diesel… … Wikipedia
Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service — The Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service is the collective name of the submarine element of the Royal Australian Navy. The service currently forms the Navy s Submarine Force Element Group and consists of six Collins class submarines.The Royal… … Wikipedia