anti-submarine

adjective

an·​ti-sub·​ma·​rine ˌan-tē-ˈsəb-mə-ˌrēn How to pronounce anti-submarine (audio)
-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. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-submarine was in 1900

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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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