Definitions

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  • noun informal A minisubmarine.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration

Etymologies

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mini- +‎ sub

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Examples

  • Professor Calculus 'shark-shaped minisub from The Adventures of Tintin has become a reality -- albeit a pricey one.

    Tintin and the $1.3 million luxury sub | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009

  • Also, the French are sending a minisub out to the area to try to go into that area.

    CNN Transcript Jun 5, 2009 2009

  • And shouldn't it say "illegal to travel on a stateless minisub to the USA" as it is the only place where this law can be enforced by an american law?

    doggdot.us 2008

  • The 7-man crew of the Russian Pris minisub AS-28 are now safe, thanks to a multinational rescue effort and a British remotely piloted rescue vehicle.

    Archive 2005-08-01 Zoe Brain 2005

  • The 7-man crew of the Russian Pris minisub AS-28 are now safe, thanks to a multinational rescue effort and a British remotely piloted rescue vehicle.

    Break out the Vodka! Zoe Brain 2005

  • The shell was bound for the shallow coral beds north of Australia, where a teleoperated minisub would retrieve the palladium payload four days later.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2005

  • HARRIS: Seven Russian crew members are said to be in satisfactory condition just hours after being rescued from their minisub, a British remote-controlled vehicle cut the craft free from the cables and fishing net that ensnared it on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.

    CNN Transcript Aug 7, 2005 2005

  • The bone-dry, completely enclosed, sixty-five-foot long minisub was considered one of the hottest pieces of equipment the U.S. Special Operations Command had ever put into service.

    State of the Union Brad Thor 2004

  • The bone-dry, completely enclosed, sixty-five-foot long minisub was considered one of the hottest pieces of equipment the U.S. Special Operations Command had ever put into service.

    State of the Union Brad Thor 2004

  • The bone-dry, completely enclosed, sixty-five-foot long minisub was considered one of the hottest pieces of equipment the U.S. Special Operations Command had ever put into service.

    State of the Union Brad Thor 2004

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