Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Directed against enemy submarines.

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  • adjective Intended for use against submarines.

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  • adjective defensive against enemy submarines

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ submarine

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Examples

  • India's federal government has approved the purchase of four more P-8I long-range maritime patrol and antisubmarine warfare aircraft from Boeing.

    Business Watch 2011

  • The agreement follows a 2009 order for eight maritime reconnaissance and antisubmarine aircraft from the Chicago-based company for $2.1 billion.

    India Approves $4.1 Billion Boeing Order Santanu Choudhury 2011

  • An official said at least one U.S.-made maritime-surveillance and antisubmarine aircraft was destroyed in the initial fighting around midnight.

    Taliban Attack Pakistani Naval Base 2011

  • The drills involved a total of 14 patrol boats, landing craft and submarine hunting boats, along with two military aircraft, according to the newspaper, which said the aim was to refine antisubmarine, resupply and island defense capabilities.

    Beijing Stages South China Sea Military Drills Jeremy Page 2011

  • A pair of American-made surveillance and antisubmarine aircraft were destroyed in the fighting, prompting Interior Minister Rehman Malik to accuse the Taliban of leaving Pakistan vulnerable to its "enemies"—that is, India.

    Taliban Raid Exposes Pakistan Matthew Rosenberg 2011

  • Officials said the focus of the attack appeared to be a hangar housing American-made P-3 Orion aircraft, which are used for maritime surveillance and antisubmarine operations.

    Blasts Rock Naval Station in Pakistan Matthew Rosenberg 2011

  • Elsewhere, SH-60 antisubmarine helicopters stationed at a U.S. naval base in Atsugi, outside of Tokyo, scoured debris fields in the sea on Monday and conducted search-and-rescue activities along the coast of the most devastated areas.

    U.S. Military Joins in Quake-Relief Effort Chester Dawson 2011

  • The U.S., British and Canadian navies won the Battle of the Atlantic, thanks to their use of convoys and exploitation of advances in antisubmarine warfare technology and tactics—but only after suffering horrendous losses in blood and treasure.

    The Terrorist Threat Beneath the Waves Andrew F. Krepinevich 2011

  • The drills involved a total of 14 patrol boats, landing craft and submarine hunting boats, along with two military aircraft, according to the newspaper, which said the aim was to refine antisubmarine, resupply and island defense capabilities.

    Beijing Stages South China Sea Military Drills Jeremy Page 2011

  • The agreement follows a 2009 order for eight maritime reconnaissance and antisubmarine aircraft from the Chicago-based company for $2.1 billion.

    India Approves $4.1 Billion Boeing Order Santanu Choudhury 2011

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