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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During the 10-week war, Prince Andrew flew several missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue and casualty evacuation.
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Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The technology’s potential is already altering military planning, blurring lines between intelligence, cyber operations, and traditional anti-submarine warfare.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The war game, focused on anti-air, anti-surface, anti-submarine and flight operations, has been conducted on a biennial basis since 2004.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 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
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Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The technology’s potential is already altering military planning, blurring lines between intelligence, cyber operations, and traditional anti-submarine warfare.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The war game, focused on anti-air, anti-surface, anti-submarine and flight operations, has been conducted on a biennial basis since 2004.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 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
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 22 Oct. 2025.
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