: something that is submersible
especially
: a usually small underwater craft used especially for deep-sea research
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Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024
The dive was aborted because, upon resurfacing, a platform malfunction caused by an issue with the variable ballast tank, which controlled the submersible’s buoyancy, caused the platform to invert to 45 degrees with the back bow facing upward.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Its findings will be issued in a report that may include what the panel believes caused the incident; whether there was any act of misconduct, negligence or violation of law; and safety recommendations that could prevent future calamities involving submersibles.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Investigators also released underwater footage of the submersible wreck.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024
The dive was aborted because, upon resurfacing, a platform malfunction caused by an issue with the variable ballast tank, which controlled the submersible’s buoyancy, caused the platform to invert to 45 degrees with the back bow facing upward.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
Noun
The only drawback is that systems need to be mounted on submersibles or towed under ships to obtain high-resolution images in deep water.
—CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Its findings will be issued in a report that may include what the panel believes caused the incident; whether there was any act of misconduct, negligence or violation of law; and safety recommendations that could prevent future calamities involving submersibles.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Submersible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submersible. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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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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