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Vinony

submersible

noun

  1. family of small watercraft able to navigate under water
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adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English submerse Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English submersible From submerse + -ible.

  1. Able to be submerged.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English submerse Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English submersible From submerse + -ible.

  1. A small nonmilitary, nonnuclear submarine for exploration.
  2. A retroactive term used for nonnuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed true submarines.
  3. A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed true submersibles, because they cannot retroactively declare that their nonnuclear submarines should be called by a different name.
  4. A very small baby submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications.
  5. An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile.