: something that is submersible
especially
: a usually small underwater craft used especially for deep-sea research
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
With a hull that will be built to the Polar Code Category, the concept also has an optional helipad aft and long list of toys, from an electric luxury tender and two expedition RIBS to quad bikes, a submersible, Jet Skis, and, of course, an amphibious vehicle.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
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Adjective
Scientists boarded a submersible and plunged into the depths of the South China Sea.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
With a hull that will be built to the Polar Code Category, the concept also has an optional helipad aft and long list of toys, from an electric luxury tender and two expedition RIBS to quad bikes, a submersible, Jet Skis, and, of course, an amphibious vehicle.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
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“Submersible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submersible. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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submersible
1 of 2 adjective
sub·mers·ible
səb-ˈmər-sə-bəl 
: capable of being submerged
submersible pumps
submersible
2 of 2 noun
: something that is submersible
especially
: submarine entry 2 sense 1
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