insubmergible

adjective

in·​submergible

variants or insubmersible

"+

: incapable of sinking

Word History

Etymology

insubmergible from in- entry 1 + submerge + -ible; insubmersible probably from French, from in- in- entry 1 + Latin submersus (past participle of submergere to submerge) + French -ible

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