: something that is submersible
especially
: a usually small underwater craft used especially for deep-sea research
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Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
News reports asked how much oxygen might be left in the submersible’s life-support system.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 10 June 2024
Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 10 June 2024
Levin is famous for using submersibles to explore the presence and nature of life in the world’s deepest oceans and the impact of commercial fishing far beneath the surface.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
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Adjective
However, federal investigators obtained records of the real communications between the submersible and the Polar Prince, which apparently disprove the viral transcript’s accuracy.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
News reports asked how much oxygen might be left in the submersible’s life-support system.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 10 June 2024
Noun
As of 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had mapped slightly more than 23% of the seafloor in great detail, and even less has been explored with underwater cameras or submersibles.
—Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 10 June 2024
Levin is famous for using submersibles to explore the presence and nature of life in the world’s deepest oceans and the impact of commercial fishing far beneath the surface.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
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“Submersible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submersible. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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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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