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Words related to submarine
sub·ma·rine
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dive
to plunge into water, especially headfirst. -
fleet ballistic missile submarine
a nuclear submarine fitted with launchers to fire ballistic missiles either underwater or from the surface. -
torpedo
a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines. -
air strike
An air strike is an attack by military aircraft in which bombs are dropped. This expression is usually used by the country or group that is carrying out the attack. -
air-breather
an aircraft, missile, or submarine engine that requires air from the atmosphere for the combustion of its fuel. -
alfa
the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet attack submarine having a titanium hull and a submerged speed of more than 40 knots.