diesel submarine

collocation in English

meaningsofdieselandsubmarine

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diesel
noun
uk
/ˈdiː.zəl/us
/ˈdiː.zəl/
a type of heavy oil used ...
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submarine
adjective
uk
/ˌsʌb.məˈriːn/us
/ˌsʌb.məˈriːn/
existing below the surface of ...
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(Definition ofdieselandsubmarinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both diesel submarines were reported to be on a cold-water training mission.
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We should have adieselsubmarinefleet available when needed, particularly for coastal work.
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The original target figure of 20 nuclear fleet submarines had already been cut to 17, to be reinforced by a new class ofdieselsubmarine.
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Thedieselsubmarineorder will not be placed until 1983 because it cannot be afforded until then.
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Submariners tell me that they would be far happier doing it in a conventionaldieselsubmarine.
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Some of what was learned was included in postwardieselsubmarinedesigns.
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Sometimes there is an intermediate medium, such as the batteries of adieselsubmarine.
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Depth charges are especially useful for flushing the prey in the event of adieselsubmarinelying on the bottom or otherwise hiding, with all machinery shut down.
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What will happen to the new generation of diesel submarines which we are promised at the rate of one a year?
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We are running down the diesel submarines.
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Nuclear submarines are noisier than diesel submarines.
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Diesel submarines are much better than nuclear submarines in shore, in operations used in covert landing, and in shadowing other submarines in shallow waters.
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Both diesel submarines were reported to be on a cold-water training mission.
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These allowed diesel submarines to operate near the surface, using their diesel engines, and without being seen by surface search radar.
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Instead of continuing on the mission's planned route, the captain decided to head south to meet diesel submarines expected to be there.
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It was decided that it was not worth converting the class into normal diesel submarines.
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Conventional diesel submarines must periodically resurface or snorkel to recharge their batteries.
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The submarine was one of the fastest diesel submarines launched.
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