: something that is submersible
especially
: a usually small underwater craft used especially for deep-sea research
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 June 2025
The Titan submersible was voyaging to the ruins of the Titanic in June 2023.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
The joint mission by Magellan and Atlantic Productions deployed two submersibles nicknamed Romeo and Juliet to map every millimeter of the wreck, including the debris field spanning some three miles.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
During the summer of 2023, a Titan submersible imploded in the ocean and killed all five of its billionaire passengers who were en route to tour the wreckage of the Titanic.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 June 2025
The Titan submersible was voyaging to the ruins of the Titanic in June 2023.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Noun
The dual-use nature of such submersibles also needs to be kept in mind, particularly in the context of interfering with undersea fiber-optic cables, the incidents of which have witnessed a sharp increase over the last two years.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
The joint mission by Magellan and Atlantic Productions deployed two submersibles nicknamed Romeo and Juliet to map every millimeter of the wreck, including the debris field spanning some three miles.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Submersible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submersible. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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submersible
1 of 2 adjective
sub·mers·ible
səb-ˈmər-sə-bəl 
: capable of being submerged
submersible pumps
submersible
2 of 2 noun
: something that is submersible
especially
: submarine entry 2 sense 1
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