: something that is submersible
especially
: a usually small underwater craft used especially for deep-sea research
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 May 2024
An Ohio billionaire is planning to take the journey in a submersible down to the Titanic wreckage after OceanGate’s fatal sub implosion.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
Since then, its fleet of various submersibles have been used for everything from deep-sea research and film making to ambitious ocean exploration.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Successful trips to the Titanic aren’t a new phenomenon—just ask film director James Cameron who has made the trip in a submersible more than 30 times.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 May 2024
An Ohio billionaire is planning to take the journey in a submersible down to the Titanic wreckage after OceanGate’s fatal sub implosion.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Noun
Long-range cruising, system redundancy for autonomy at sea, and storage to carry specialist equipment like submersibles are some of the requirements that define expedition boats.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 14 May 2024
Since then, its fleet of various submersibles have been used for everything from deep-sea research and film making to ambitious ocean exploration.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Submersible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submersible. Accessed 5 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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