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antisubmarine

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AE2 N T IH0 S AH1 B M ER0 IY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AE2 N T AY0 S AH1 B M ER0 IY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Intended for use against submarines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

Examples

  • A depth charge is an antisubmarine weapon.
  • NATO held extensive wargames to practice antisubmarine warfare.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

defensive against enemy submarines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h2énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Italic *mari Latin mare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus Old French marin Middle French marinbor. Middle English marin English marine English submarine English antisubmarine From anti- + submarine.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: antisubmarí — intended for use against submarines
  • Czech: protiponorkový — intended for use against submarines
  • Greek: ανθυποβρυχιακός (anthypovrychiakós) — intended for use against submarines
  • Polish: przeciwpodwodny — intended for use against submarines
  • Portuguese: antissubmarino — intended for use against submarines
  • Portuguese: antissubmarinos — intended for use against submarines
  • Romanian: antisubmarin — intended for use against submarines
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