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submersible

[suhb-mur-suh-buhl] / səbˈmɜr sə bəl /


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As a young postdoctoral scientist, he joined pioneering expeditions and descended more than a mile below the ocean surface in the submersible Alvin, where he observed thriving ecosystems in total darkness.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The robot is fully submersible in case of flooding and is compatible with special snow tires.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

When she hits, she’s hilarious: An extended bit about leaving a puddle of her perspiration on a piece of gym equipment involves James Cameron developing a submersible to get to the bottom of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Some years later, you may recall, he made a solo dive in a submersible to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

To survive for long on Venus, a space vehicle would have to be refrigerated as well as built like a deep submersible.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan