submerged

adjective

sub·​merged səb-ˈmərjd How to pronounce submerged (audio)
1
: covered with water
2
3
: sunk in poverty and misery
4
: hidden, suppressed
submerged emotions

Examples of submerged in a Sentence

submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving
Recent Examples on the Web Another worker was identified late Wednesday as Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, a 35-year-old from Mexico, whose body was found in the submerged pickup with Castillo. Ray Sanchez, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024 Researchers found this submerged stone wall in the Bay of Mecklenburg off the coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024 Roughly 10% of drowning deaths in North America happen in submerged vehicles. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024 The bodies of two men, found inside a submerged red pickup, were recovered from the wreckage of the Baltimore bridge collapse on Wednesday morning, officials said. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024 About 300,000 cubic yards would be placed on the beach, and 600,000 cubic yards would be used to build a submerged offshore reef designed to protect the beach from large waves. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2024 These predatory fish like to use stumps, submerged vegetation, and laydowns as cover to ambush prey. Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024 Search efforts continue to identify a submerged vehicle in Jack’s Creek. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024 In 2021, scientists aboard a research vessel noticed a submerged stretch of stones off Germany’s Baltic coast. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of submerged was in 1697

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“Submerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerged. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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