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submarine

noun as in sub

noun as in sandwich

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She said it was her experience building a human-powered submarine as an undergraduate that got her thinking about a career in the oceans.

Most drugs entering the U.S. homeland from South America arrive in shipping containers, submarines and more efficient modes of transportation than speedboats — and primarily come through the Pacific, not the Caribbean, Britto said.

Babcock at Rosyth is also running a trial project, begun earlier this year, to dismantle 23 retired submarines which were powered by nuclear reactors.

From BBC

Beijing may have more ships, but it only has two operational aircraft carriers, and its navy has far fewer submarines than the US.

From BBC

They are specifically designed to detect and track enemy submarines and engage them in combat if necessary, with deliveries expected to begin in 2030.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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