: something that is submersible
especially
: a usually small underwater craft used especially for deep-sea research
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Moscow has reportedly positioned equipment at or near the wreck, including high-precision navigation devices and sensors capable of guiding submersible drones and recording the acoustic 'signatures' of NATO warships and submarines circulating in the Baltic Sea.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
Faulty engineering led to the implosion of OceanGate’s Titan submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic in 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The missions have ranged from attacks on smuggling boats to the destruction of a submersible.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Moscow has reportedly positioned equipment at or near the wreck, including high-precision navigation devices and sensors capable of guiding submersible drones and recording the acoustic 'signatures' of NATO warships and submarines circulating in the Baltic Sea.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
Although cruise lines Viking, Seabourn, and Quark Expeditions offer submersibles or helicopters on some of their expedition ships, Scenic is the only line with both on board.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
Faulty engineering led to the implosion of OceanGate’s Titan submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic in 2023, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Submersible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submersible. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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submersible
1 of 2 adjective
sub·mers·ible
səb-ˈmər-sə-bəl 
: capable of being submerged
submersible pumps
submersible
2 of 2 noun
: something that is submersible
especially
: submarine entry 2 sense 1
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