: something that is submersible
especially
: a usually small underwater craft used especially for deep-sea research
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Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
The military rescued the pair after striking a submersible vessel Thursday, in what was at least the sixth such attack since early September.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
What happened to the submersible?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Like the Eclipse ships, Scenic Ikon will have two helicopters and one submersible for both high-flying and deep-sea adventures.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 21 Oct. 2025
The military rescued the pair after striking a submersible vessel Thursday, in what was at least the sixth such attack since early September.
—NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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
What happened to the submersible?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Submersible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submersible. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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