Definition: submarine

Source: WordNet (r) 1.7

submarine
     adj : beneath the surface of the sea [syn: undersea]
     n 1: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn: pigboat,
           sub, U-boat]
     2: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise
        and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and
        lettuce and condiments); different names are used in
        different sections of the United States [syn: bomber, grinder,
         hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban
        sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine
        sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep]
     v 1: move forward or under in a sliding motion; "The child was
          injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the
          car"
     2: throw with an underhand motion, as of a baseball
     3: bring down with a blow to the legs, in sports
     4: control a submarine
     5: attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies"

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Submarine \Sub`ma*rine"\, n.
   A submarine boat; esp., Nav., a submarine torpedo boat; --
   called specif. submergible submarine when capable of
   operating at various depths and of traveling considerable
   distances under water, and submersible submarine when
   capable of being only partly submerged, i.e., so that the
   conning tower, etc., is still above water. The latter type
   and most of the former type are submerged as desired by
   regulating the amount of water admitted to the ballast tanks
   and sink on an even keel; some of the former type effect
   submersion while under way by means of horizontal rudders, in
   some cases also with admission of water to the ballast tanks.

Submarine \Sub*ma*rine"\, n.
   A submarine plant or animal.

Submarine \Sub`ma*rine"\, a.
   Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as,
   submarine navigators; submarine plants.

   Submarine armor, a waterproof dress of strong material,
      having a helmet into which air for breathing is pumped
      through a tube leading from above the surface to enable a
      diver to remain under water.

   Submarine cable. See Telegraph cable, under Telegraph.
      

   Submarine mine. See Torpedo, 2
   (a) .

Armor \Ar"mor\, n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr.
   L. armatura. See Armature.] [Spelt also armour.]
   1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn
      to protect one's person in battle.

   Note: In English statues, armor is used for the whole
         apparatus of war, including offensive as well as
         defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms
         every man should provide.

   2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts,
      protecting them from the fire of artillery.

   Coat armor, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its
      several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest,
      supporters, motto, etc.

   Submarine, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See
      under Submarine.