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submarine
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
hoagie \hoagie\, hoagy \hoagy\n. a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is 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 U. S., such as hero, grinder, and submarine. Syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep. [WordNet 1.5] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Submarine \Sub*ma*rine"\, n. A submarine plant or animal. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Submarine \Sub`ma*rine"\, n.
1. A submarine boat; a ship that can travel under the surface
of the water. Most such ships are ships of war, as part of
a navy, but submarines are also used for oceanic research.
Also called sub and (from the German U-Boot) U-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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
2. A stowaway on a seagoing vessel. [Colloq.]
[PJC]
3. A submarine sandwich.
[PJC]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Submarine \Sub`ma*rine"\, a. Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as, submarine navigators; submarine plants. [1913 Webster] 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) . [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
submarine sandwich \sub`ma*rine" sand"wich\, n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied; called also hoagie, hero, hero sandwich, grinder, sub, submarine, poor boy, and Italian sandwich. A single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings and cut into pieces for individual consumption. [PJC] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
