submerged

adjective

sub·​merged səb-ˈmərjd How to pronounce submerged (audio)
1
: covered with water
2
3
: sunk in poverty and misery
4
: hidden, suppressed
submerged emotions

Examples of submerged in a Sentence

submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving
Recent Examples on the Web Dragging a neko rig slowly through submerged cover is a great remedy for slow days when fish are in a post spawn funk. Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 16 May 2024 Crime scene investigators found what appear to be bullet holes in the side of the submerged vehicle. Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024 Thanks to an observant truck driver and the work of three Hamilton County Sheriff's deputies and a conservation officer, an Indiana woman was rescued from a submerged vehicle. Jade Thomas, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024 Thousands of years, and remnants of past lives, all lie under its surface, from ancient shorelines to a submerged forest, and from ships that plied the water to aircraft that flew over it. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024 The responding officials were informed that a fourth victim, Octavio, was still trapped in the submerged truck. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024 Four people remain missing and are presumed dead, but divers can no longer operate around the mangled bridge debris that has encased submerged vehicles, officials said. Rohan Mattu, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024 Based on a 10-month excavation of what is now known as Must Farm Quarry, a submerged and superbly preserved settlement in the shadow of a potato-chip factory 75 miles north of London, the studies are as detailed as a forensic investigation report of a crime scene. Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024 Until now, the submerged workings of this giant machine have been hard to see and appreciate. Helen Czerski, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of submerged was in 1697

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“Submerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerged. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

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