po'boys

noun

variants also poor boys
plural of po'boy
as in submarines
a large sandwich on a long split roll ordered a fried catfish po'boy

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  1. submarines
  2. heroes
Noun
  • That was good enough for the system’s main purpose of helping US submarines calculate their own locations as a foundation for making the necessary missile launch calculations to strike their targets.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • Firing uncrewed, expendable vessels from submarines and ships can boost flexibility, reduce risks to personnel, and support missions and other maritime defense tasks.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
Definition of submarines
Noun
  • Nearly 30 years after the murder of the Brothers to the Rescue heroes, justice is finally moving forward.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • The battle between heroes and villains is back in a fifth installment of Disney‘s wildly successful Descendants franchise.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Definition of heroes
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