anti-submarine
adjective
an·ti-sub·ma·rine
ˌan-tē-ˈsəb-mə-ˌrēn 
-ˌsəb-mə-ˈrēn,
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antisubmarine
: directed against submarines : designed or intended to destroy submarines
anti-submarine warfare
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These rotorcraft can conduct reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, and electronic surveillance without risking human crews.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The San Antonio, Iwo Jima and Fort Lauderdale are stationed alongside three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers—the Sampson, Jason Dunham and Gravely—armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles, advanced air defenses and anti-submarine weapons.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The carrier group did not mention anti-submarine sweeps for any specific vessels.
—John Feng
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
In the July naval drills, Russia used explosive-laden naval drones to sink targets and practiced anti-submarine warfare, mine-laying, and missile strikes.
—Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The San Antonio, Iwo Jima and Fort Lauderdale are stationed alongside three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers—the Sampson, Jason Dunham and Gravely—armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles, advanced air defenses and anti-submarine weapons.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The carrier group did not mention anti-submarine sweeps for any specific vessels.
—John Feng
robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
In the July naval drills, Russia used explosive-laden naval drones to sink targets and practiced anti-submarine warfare, mine-laying, and missile strikes.
—Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-submarine
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“Anti-submarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-submarine. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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