How to Use submersible in a Sentence

submersible

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of submersiblenext
  • While the port is submersible, the adapter cannot be wet.
    — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, 4 June 2021
  • That's twice as deep as the depth that destroyed the Titan submersible last month.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2023
  • In 2007, Russia used a pair of submersible vessels to plant the nation's flag on the seabed at the North Pole.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The trip marked the first time the ship had been visited by a submersible vessel in 14 years.
    — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The face of one of the occupants is just visible through one of the submersible round ports.
    — Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2017
  • The face of one of the occupants is just visible through one of the submersible round ports.
    — Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2017
  • In the niche realm of submersible pilots, females are even more scarce.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 12 July 2022
  • Foreign experts said the North used a submersible barge, rather than a submarine, for the launch at the time.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2021
  • This case promises to be submersible of 6.5 feet for an hour, which is the same IP68 rating as Apple claims.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Use any sort of small submersible fountain pump with a flow control valve.
    — The Pecks, OregonLive.com, 18 June 2017
  • Attempts to shut down the leak using submersible robots to close valves fail.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 19 Apr. 2020
  • He and the submersible crew were taken back to Cork, where Brady bought a bottle of Irish whiskey to celebrate.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2021
  • The video includes images of the Alvin submersible approaching the ship and parking on its deck.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Most submersible utility pumps are light enough to move around with ease.
    — Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro boarded the semi-submersible cargo ship and detained its crew.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2019
  • For the uninitiated, a sump pump is simply a submersible electric pump that sits in a hole, called the sump pit.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Buy a submersible small fountain pump with a flow control valve at most any hardware store.
    — The Pecks, OregonLive.com, 18 June 2017
  • Days after the submersible vanished, the U.S. Coast Guard said the vessel had imploded, killing the five people on board.
    — Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Who were the victims of the Titan submersible disaster?
    — USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
  • OceanGate says the schedule allows for up to five submersible dives on each mission.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 May 2022
  • The Israel-Gaza war, the Titan submersible and three hurricanes were the top trending news searches.
    — Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The searchers used side scan sonar, a towable submersible sonar, cadaver dogs, aerial assets, and dive teams to look for New.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 30 Aug. 2020
  • IUt5’s easy to use, easy to wash, and fully submersible with an IPX7 waterproof rating.
    — Dave Johnson, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • On June 18, its Titan submersible went missing while on a deep-sea voyage to the Titanic.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 July 2023
  • These conditions apply equally to a submersible in the deep sea and a spacecraft beyond Earth.
    — Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 31 July 2023
  • The oil enters through perforations in the pipe, then is typically forced up to the surface by a submersible pump.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021
  • What lessons does the loss of the Titan submersible have for preventing spaceflight disasters?
    — Rick N. Tumlinson, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2024
  • In the film, a damaged submersible implodes after sinking beyond its crush depth.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • This speaker is both waterproof and fully submersible in water up to three feet.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 Sep. 2021
  • And on Thursday morning, the Coast Guard found debris consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the submersible.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
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submersible

2 of 2 noun
  • The name was given to a small submersible aboard the ship instead.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 June 2019
  • In the late 1960s, a submersible named Alvin suffered a mishap off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard.
    — Gregory Barber, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2022
  • What are some of the discoveries that submersibles have brought to us?
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
  • In a submersible, however, researchers can reach the seafloor and stay there for hours.
    — Nell Lewis; Video By Earl Nurse, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Vescovo had strapped two to his submersible, one on each of the vessel's robotic arms.
    — Jeremy White, Wired, 7 Mar. 2022
  • On his screen, caught in light cast by the submersible, was a hazy yet recognizable form: a squid.
    — Chris Baraniuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Up to eight SEALs and their mission equipment can ride on the little submersible.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Jan. 2020
  • In 2015, a German research team sent a submersible to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
    — Akila Raghavan, Science | AAAS, 15 July 2021
  • But the most common submersible is the snokel submarine.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 4 Mar. 2020
  • An additional four can travel in the rear of the submersible.
    — Allison Barrie, Fox News, 7 June 2018
  • Police have continued searches of the lake, using submersibles to scan the bottom of the lake, over the last few days.
    — SI.com, 2 July 2019
  • And what's the difference between those submersibles and yours?
    — David Pogue, CBS News, 25 June 2023
  • The center is home to a full-size model of the submersible Alvin, famous for its exploration of the wreck of the Titanic.
    — Brenna Donovan, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • Only about 10 submersibles can dive to these extreme depths.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 June 2023
  • The company's 60-page plan called for an uncrewed submersible to pass through a skylight.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The video was captured at a depth of 800 meters by deep-sea explorers Kirsten and Joachim Jakobsen in a submersible.
    — Katie Langin, Science | AAAS, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The submersible the Jakobsens used to film the anglerfish has been in operation since 2013.
    — National Geographic, 23 Mar. 2018
  • The study’s authors see submersibles deployed during cruises as a way to help fill in some of these knowledge gaps.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
  • So far as is definitely known, however, a submersible to be built for the United States will be the largest of all.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The dives were made possible by using the world’s only certified, state-of-the-art full ocean depth submersible.
    — Wayne Baker, The Enquirer, 3 May 2021
  • A few days later, three scientists climbed in a submersible called Alvin and plummeted down to the spot to check it out for themselves.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The original plan was for an unmanned submersible to enter through a window or onto the ship's roof.
    — USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Cameron has been on more than 75 deep submersible dives, including 33 visits to the wreckage of the Titanic.
    — Bychloe Taylor, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2022
  • What a thing, to be in a submersible for the first time, separated from reef fish and gin-clear water by nothing more than a few inches of acrylic.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Armed with the correct information, his team journeyed in June into the open seas off Japan with a fleet of the latest submersible drones.
    — Tim Elfrink, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Nov. 2019
  • The team’s success is proof that animals can be successfully tagged in the deep sea from submersibles.
    — National Geographic, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The submersible, Limiting Factor, made two 8-hour dives—the deepest wreck dives on record—to discover the bow of the sunken destroyer.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Apr. 2021
  • The majority of submersibles are designed for tourism, with the ability to dive to 500 meters or less.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 June 2023
  • As the surveys ended and the currents became too strong to fight, the surface vessel ordered our submersible to return to the surface.
    — David Keyton, The Seattle Times, 13 Apr. 2019
  • But since then, the Indian leader has doubled down and announced new plans to explore the deep sea with submersibles that can descend 6,000 meters.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023

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