Minisubmarine (Noun)
Meaning
Submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The navy deployed a stealthy minisubmarine to conduct underwater surveillance in enemy waters.
- The deep-sea minisubmarine diving vessel allowed two scientists to explore the ocean floor up close.
- In the movie, the hero used a minisubmarine to infiltrate the enemy's underwater base and sabotage their operations.
- Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution invented a remotely operated minisubmarine to study Gulf Stream currents.
- The Coast Guard launched a minisubmarine to rescue the survivor of a shipwreck stranded on a coral reef.