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Monday, September 28, 2020

3rd/4th Word of the Week: Submarine

From:  Dictionary

Submarine

Noun

  1. 1.
    a warship with a streamlined hull designed to operate completely submerged in the sea for long periods, equipped with a periscope and typically armed with torpedoes or missiles.
Adjective
  1. existing, occurring, or used under the surface of the sea.
    "submarine volcanic activity"


Latin Root:  Sub=Under or Below
Old French: Marin=of the Sea, Maritime

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