Definition of submersible
: capable of being submerged
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That shorter list includes parts for aircraft-engine turbines, submersible electric pumps, locomotives and steam boilers.
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The OnePlus 6 does not have the strong, submersible water resistance of the competition.
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When Laborde was looking for investors for a mobile, submersible offshore-drilling rig, Charles Murphy Jr., the leader of Murphy Oil Corp., loaned him $500,000 and helped Laborde round up other investors.
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Boeing and Lockheed Martin recently were named finalists in the U.S. Navy’s Orca Extra-Large Unmanned Underwater vehicle project, which aims to develop big submersible drones capable of handling long-distance missions with significant payloads.
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The face of one of the occupants is just visible through one of the submersible round ports.
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The weeklong expedition to the Andrea Doria, organized by submersible company OceanGate, was designed to collect information on the current condition of the wreck.
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Buy a submersible small fountain pump with a flow control valve at most any hardware store.
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In the last decade, traffickers also have begun using semi-submersible ships designed to be barely visible on the ocean’s surface.
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First Known Use of submersible
1807
Definition of submersible
: something that is submersible;
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: a usually small underwater craft used especially for deep-sea research
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In the front, the mini submersible can carry two special operators as pilots.
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Manned submersibles have gone to those depths for almost 50 years.
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Different kinds of submersibles and robots that can operate in new ways.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will conduct the dive with a robotic submersible craft to be launched from the research vessel Okeanos Explorer, aquarium officials said in a release.
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One effort will involve drilling sensors through the ice and then driving several autonomous submersibles and gliders toward these stations.
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These images have been collected deep-sea submersibles and remotely operated vehicles.
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The adrenaline rush continues down under with helicopter rides to the sacred rock formation Uluru (aka Ayers Rock) and along wild stretches of New Zealand's coastline, surf lessons in Sydney, and a semi-submersible trip to the Great Barrier Reef.
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The center is home to a full-size model of the submersible Alvin, famous for its exploration of the wreck of the Titanic.
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First Known Use of submersible
1900
SUBMERSIBLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of submersible for English Language Learners
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: able to be used underwater
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Definition of submersible for English Language Learners
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: a small vehicle that can operate underwater and that is used especially for research
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