submersible vs underground

submersible

noun
  • A very small "baby" submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications. Slang synonyms: midget-submarine, anchor. 

  • A small nonmilitary, non-nuclear submarine for exploration. 

  • A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed "true submersibles", because they cannot retroactively declare that their non-nuclear submarines should be called by a different name. 

  • A retroactive term used for non-nuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed "true submarines". 

adj
  • Able to be submerged. 

underground

noun
  • Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground. 

  • A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention. 

  • A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention. 

  • Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines). 

adj
  • Hidden, furtive, secretive. 

  • Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth. 

  • Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities. 

verb
  • To route electricity distribution cables underground. 

adv
  • Below the ground. 

  • Secretly. 

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