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pig·boat
(pĭg′bōt′)n. Slang
A submarine.
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pigboat
(ˈpɪɡˌbəʊt)n
(Military) navy old-fashioned slang US a submarine
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sub•ma•rine
(ˌsʌb məˈrin, ˈsʌb məˌrin)n., adj., v. -rined, -rin•ing. n.
1. a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water.
2. something situated or living under the surface of the sea, as a plant or animal.
3. Chiefly Northeastern and North Midland U.S. a hero sandwich.
adj. 4. situated, occurring, operating, or living under the surface of the sea.
5. of, pertaining to, or carried on by a submarine.
v.i. 6. to participate in the operating of a submarine.
7. to move or slide under something.
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| Noun | 1. |  pigboat - a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoesattack submarine - a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping auxiliary research submarine - a submarine for research purposes conning tower - a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting escape hatch - hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency fleet ballistic missile submarine - a submarine carrying ballistic missiles nautilus, nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarine - a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power periscope - an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field schnorchel, schnorkel, snorkel breather, breather, snorkel - air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time asdic, echo sounder, sonar - a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return; "sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging"; "asdic is an acronym for antisubmarine detection investigation committee" submersible warship, submersible - a warship designed to operate under water |
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