: something that is submersible
especially
: a usually small underwater craft used especially for deep-sea research
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Finally, the submersible returned one day to find the eggs empty and all of the octopuses, including the mother, gone.
—Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Piercey, who infamously tried to flee FBI agents by driving a submersible into Lake Shasta, was also ordered to pay $25 million in restitution.
—Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
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Adjective
In 2023, interest in speculative betting markets surged after the missing Titan submersible − on which all five passengers died − went viral.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Finally, the submersible returned one day to find the eggs empty and all of the octopuses, including the mother, gone.
—Literary Hub, 5 May 2026
Noun
The submersible collected the octopus, preserved its body in alcohol and formalin and sent it to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago for study.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Piercey, who infamously tried to flee FBI agents by driving a submersible into Lake Shasta, was also ordered to pay $25 million in restitution.
—Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
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“Submersible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submersible. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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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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