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

The aircraft is particularly suited to Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), maritime surveillance, anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

It's designed to increase the sophistication of previous exercises with simultaneous air and naval drills geared toward improving joint ballistic missile defense, anti-submarine warfare, surveillance and other skills and capabilities. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-submarine

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