anti-submarine
adjective
(alsoantisubmarine)uk/ˌæn.tiˌsʌb.məˈriːn//ˌæn.tiˈsʌb.mə.riːn/us/ˌæn.taɪˌsʌb.məˈriːn//ˌæn.taɪˈsʌb.mə.riːn/designedtoavoidordestroysubmarines(=shipsthat cantravelunderwater):
The Merlin is an anti-submarinewarfarehelicopter.
Antisubmarinepatrolsrunthrough theislandsregularly.
- During thewar, heflewanti-submarinepatrolsfrom Nova Scotia.
- Inmodernwarfare,guidedtorpedoesare akeyanti-submarineweapon.
- Thenavyusessonarin antisubmarinetrainingin thearea.
- Anearbydestroyerbecamethe firstsurfaceshiptofirean antisubmarinenuclearrocket.
- Thevesselwas notequippedfor antisubmarinewarfare.
Bombs & missiles
- anti-mine
- anti-missile
- anti-radar
- anti-satellite
- anti-ship
- enrichment
- Exocet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- mortar
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- non-conventional
- suicide belt
- suicide vest
- superbomb
- surface-to-air missile
- test ban treaty