submersible vs waterproof

submersible

adj
  • Able to be submerged. 

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

waterproof

adj
  • Resistant to the effects of water. 

  • Incapable of failing; unassailable. 

  • Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in. 

noun
  • A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water. 

  • Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; especially, an outer garment made of such material. 

verb
  • To make waterproof or water-resistant. 

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