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

Examples of anti-submarine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Central to the deal is a new joint fleet of anti-submarine warships — in response to a 30% increase in the presence of Russian ships in U.K. waters over the last two years, the U.K. said in December. —CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026

This arsenal enables a broad mission set covering anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, land strikes, intelligence gathering, surveillance, reconnaissance, mine warfare, and support for special operations forces. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026

The modular design allows for three standard payload modules to be installed or one extra-large module, enabling missions such as Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, and undersea cable and pipeline inspection. —David Szondy march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026

For the foreseeable future, torpedoes will still be the main weapon for submarine and anti-submarine warfare. —James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-submarine

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