Meaning

Able to be submerged..

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1. Able to be submerged.
2. (UK) A small nonmilitary, nonnuclear submarine for exploration.
3. (UK) A retroactive term used for nonnuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed true submarines.
4. (UK) 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.
5. (US) A very small baby submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications.
6. (nautical) An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile.

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• submersibles

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