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submersible

[suhb-mur-suh-buhl] / səbˈmɜr sə bəl /


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There are also plans for submersible and airborne drones, all controlled by a crewed "mothership" known as a Common Combat Vessel or CCV.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Closing fields hurriedly, as many were in the early days of the war, can damage wells in addition to equipment such as submersible pumps that lift oil from fields where natural pressure isn’t strong enough.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

As a young postdoctoral scientist, he joined pioneering expeditions and descended more than a mile below the ocean surface in the submersible Alvin, where he observed thriving ecosystems in total darkness.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

The robot is fully submersible in case of flooding and is compatible with special snow tires.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2026

And I like imagining that I am there sometimes, in a spherical metal submersible with windows that are 30 cm thick to stop them from imploding under the pressure.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon




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