submerged

adjective

sub·​merged səb-ˈmərjd How to pronounce submerged (audio)
1
: covered with water
2
3
: sunk in poverty and misery
4
: hidden, suppressed
submerged emotions

Examples of submerged in a Sentence

submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving
Recent Examples on the Web The responding officials were informed that a fourth victim, Octavio, was still trapped in the submerged truck. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024 Four people remain missing and are presumed dead, but divers can no longer operate around the mangled bridge debris that has encased submerged vehicles, officials said. Rohan Mattu, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024 Based on a 10-month excavation of what is now known as Must Farm Quarry, a submerged and superbly preserved settlement in the shadow of a potato-chip factory 75 miles north of London, the studies are as detailed as a forensic investigation report of a crime scene. Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024 Until now, the submerged workings of this giant machine have been hard to see and appreciate. Helen Czerski, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024 Another worker was identified late Wednesday as Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, a 35-year-old from Mexico, whose body was found in the submerged pickup with Castillo. Ray Sanchez, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024 Researchers found this submerged stone wall in the Bay of Mecklenburg off the coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024 Roughly 10% of drowning deaths in North America happen in submerged vehicles. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024 The bodies of two men, found inside a submerged red pickup, were recovered from the wreckage of the Baltimore bridge collapse on Wednesday morning, officials said. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of submerged was in 1697

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“Submerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerged. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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