spring, drowned — A spring which continues to function as a spring after it has been submerged by rising sea or lake levels or by subsidence of the ground [20]. Synonyms: (French.) source sousaquatique, source noyé; (German.) submarine Quelle, sublacustre… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
submarine spring — See spring, submarine … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Submarine canyon — A submarine canyon is a steep sided valley on the sea floor of the continental slope. Many submarine canyons are found as extensions to large rivers; however there are some that have no such association. Canyons cutting the continental slopes… … Wikipedia
Submarine — For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio class submarine in 2006 A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which… … Wikipedia
submarine — n. /sub meuh reen , sub meuh reen /; adj., v. /sub meuh reen /, n., adj., v., submarined, submarining. n. 1. a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles. 2.… … Universalium
Submarine snorkel — A submarine snorkel is a device that allows a submarine to operate submerged while still taking in air from above the surface. It was invented by the Dutch just before World War II and copied by the Germans during the war for use by U Boats. Its… … Wikipedia
spring gun — noun a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off • Syn: ↑set gun • Hypernyms: ↑gun * * * noun : set gun * * * spring gun, 1. a gun fixed in place as a boob … Useful english dictionary
Japanese submarine I-52 — I 52 , code named Momi (樅, Japanese for evergreen or fir tree ) was a Type C 3 cargo submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy used during World War II for a secret mission to Lorient, France, then occupied by Germany, during which she was… … Wikipedia
X class submarine — The X class was a World War II midget submarine class built for the Royal Navy during 1943 ndash;44. Known individually as X Craft, the vessels were designed to be towed to their intended area of operations by a full size mother submarine… … Wikipedia
Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets — K 278, 1 Jan 1986 Career … Wikipedia
