submarines

plural of submarine
as in torpedoes
a large sandwich on a long split roll always orders a roast beef submarine with the works

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Recent Examples of submarines The site will eventually build Australia’s SSN-AUKUS submarines under the security partnership involving Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 Trade tensions with South Korea did not preclude greater collaboration on nuclear submarines. Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Beyond missile architecture, Pyongyang supplied Iran with midget submarines, anti-ship missiles, rocket launchers, and specialized commando training. Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 Autonomous submarines have been around for some years now and are central to the modernization programs of the major naval powers. David Szondy august 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 Carriers can be more easily targeted with drones and missiles, particularly by an adversary such as China, Swaine said, while smaller ships and submarines can be as effective in striking targets as the fighter jets that launch off a carrier. Ben Finley, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 Yet Ukraine still managed to fight back, damaging or sinking more than two dozen Russian ships and submarines, mostly by firing missiles from the Ukrainian mainland. Greg Myre, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 The drills stretched across the Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk and Northwest Pacific and involved more than 13,000 personnel and around 60 ships, submarines and support vessels. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • According to Congressional Research Service data, the submarine can carry about 37 torpedo-sized weapons, including Tomahawk missiles and Mk 48 torpedoes, although the exact weapons carried during the deployment remain classified.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Their modular design allows rapid adaptation, deploying diverse payloads like torpedoes, air drones, and rockets.
    Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
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  • In addition, such subs can be used for boring routine patrols or be sent into hostile environments without risking sailors or much more valuable platforms.
    David Szondy August 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The last of the new subs isn’t due to join the fleet until 2038.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In a sense, there are three heroes and villains, and there was never a question that [the women] were not expendable, whereas everyone else around them was, depending on how the story worked.
    Max Gao, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That’s the same stage that heroes of mine have been on — James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

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