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Meanings of submarine in English

Russian
подводная лодка
Portuguese
submarino
Catalan
submarí
Spanish
submarino
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A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes.

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подводная лодка
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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.

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Examples for "pigboat"
Examples for "pigboat"
1
In the pursuit of the U-boat the airplane was also extremely effective.
History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
2
I wished to cruise with the American destroyers in their U-boat operations.
The U-boat hunters
3
They kept both the U-boat's deckguns smoking; but the shots went wild.
Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns; Or, Sinking the German U-Boats
4
A fourth destroyer of ours got the U-boat which sank the liner.
The U-boat hunters
5
Yet occasionally the deadly U-boat claimed one of these as a victim.
The Boy Scouts on a Submarine

Located under the surface of the sea.

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Usage of submarine in English
1
Car uncoupled in tunnel; explosion; both men instantly killed; submarine tunnel wrecked.
The Transgressors / Story of a Great Sin / A Political Novel of ...
2
Australia's government has said it will make its submarine pick this year.
Reuters
3
She's quite a submarine, of course, and we carry four engineer officers.
On the Beach
4
An hour later the submarine was deep in the Sea of Valusia.
The illuminatus! trilogy
5
This type of normal faulting on steep submarine slopes is quite common.
Wired
6
Danish police believe the 40-tonne submarine was deliberately sunk by Mr Madsen.
Radio NZ
7
But one thing; remember that you must be in the first submarine.
The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines
8
The submarine environment offered the symbiotic race no great possibilities of advancement.
Star Maker
9
The first submarine attack in history won't remind anybody of Das Boot.
Wired
10
The president of the board glanced at the builder of the submarine.
The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip / "Making Good" as Young Experts
11
Madsen was rescued at sea after his submarine sank the same day.
Radio NZ
12
The manner in which the submarine is operated is difficult to describe.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
13
The submarine is the sudden and amazing problem of the naval world.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
14
A yawning hole was blown in the very side of the submarine.
The Romance of Elaine / Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"
15
We were in the most deadly submarine infested zone of the ocean.
The Greater Love
16
Beijing's expanding submarine fleet has been of growing concern to regional navies.
News.com.au
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Catalan
submarí
Spanish
submarino
Submarine through the time
Submarine across language varieties
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United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
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