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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBMARINE PEN

submarine pen  [ˈsʌbməriːn pɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBMARINE PEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Submarine pen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBMARINE PEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

submarine pen

Submarine pen

A submarine pen is a bunker which is designed to protect submarines from air attack. The term is generally applied to submarine bases constructed during World War II, particularly in Germany and the occupied countries which were also known as U-boat pens.

Definition of submarine pen in the English dictionary

The definition of submarine pen in the dictionary is a bunker which prevents submarines from bombs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBMARINE PEN


autopen
ˈɔːtəʊˌpɛn
bullpen
ˈbʊlˌpɛn
fibre-tip
ˈfaɪbəˌtɪp pɛn
mispen
ˌmɪsˈpɛn
pen
pɛn
Penn
pɛn
pigpen
ˈpɪɡˌpɛn
playpen
ˈpleɪˌpɛn
unpen
ʌnˈpɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBMARINE PEN

subman
submanager
submandibular
submarginal
submarginally
submarine
submarine chaser
submarine sandwich
submariner
submarket
submatrix
submaxillary
submaxillary gland
submaximal
submediant
submental
submentum
submerge
submerged
submerged arc welding

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBMARINE PEN

ball pen
ballpoint pen
cartridge pen
catching pen
data pen
digital pen
drawing pen
felt pen
felt-tip pen
fiber-tip pen
fibre-tip pen
fountain pen
light pen
mapping pen
marker pen
medium-fine pen
quill pen
sea pen
the pen

Synonyms and antonyms of submarine pen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «submarine pen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBMARINE PEN

Find out the translation of submarine pen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of submarine pen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «submarine pen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海底笔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pluma submarino
570 millions of speakers

English

submarine pen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पनडुब्बी कलम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غواصة القلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подводная лодка ручка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caneta submarino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাবমেরিন কলম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Stylo sous-marin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pen kapal selam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

U-Boot- Stift
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海底ペン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잠수함 펜
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapal selam pen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu ngầm bút
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீர்மூழ்கிக் கப்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणबुडीचे पेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Denizaltı kalemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

penna sottomarino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

submarine pen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підводний човен ручка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

submarin stilou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στυλό υποβρύχιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ondersese pen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ubåt penna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ubåtbunkeren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of submarine pen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBMARINE PEN»

The term «submarine pen» is barely ever used and occupies the 199.878 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBMARINE PEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «submarine pen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «submarine pen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about submarine pen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBMARINE PEN»

Discover the use of submarine pen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to submarine pen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Submarine Pen
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A submarine pen is a bunker to protect moored submarines from air attack.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
2
Submarine Island: A Peter Kent Story
The dive was a steep one, but Peter held the Venom's sights on the submarine pen, steady as a rock. His thumb was poised over the firing button, his eyes checking speed and altitude almost unconsciously. Each moment seemed an hour.
John Gunn, 2006
3
Concise English Dictionary
... weir animals kept in, and enough to fill, a pen. — v.t. to put or keep in a pen to confine to dam. — pr.p. penning; pa.t. and pu.p. penned or pent.— pen 'fold a fold for penning cattle or sheep, a pound. — submarine pen a dock for a submarine, ...
G. (Ed ). Davidson, 2007
4
Crazy Ivan: Based on a True Story of Submarine Espionage
The U.S. had received evidence of Soviet submarine-pen construction in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Soviet submarines with potential long-range missile- launching capabilities (boomers), stationed that close to U.S. shores, with the resultant increased ...
‎2003
5
Defence Sites: Heritage and Future
... on The Built Environment, Vol 123, © 201 WIT Press 2 doi:10.2495/ DSFH120181 www.witpress.com, ISSN 1743-3509 (on-line) WIT Transactions on The Built Environment,. Defence Sites 219 Dora I: from submarine pen to cultural bunker.
C. Clark, C. A. Brebbia, 2012
6
Grey Wolves: The U-Boat War 1939-1945
The bombs then available to the R.A.F. and the U.S.A.A.F. were not designed to penetrate the reinforced concrete of the bunkers. In terms of design and construction, using as an example the Valentin submarine pen at Bremen, the U- bunker is ...
Philip Kaplan, 2013
7
Radio's Captain Midnight: The Wartime Biography
A voyage that was both cautious and daring — that could almost make a book itself— got them safely into the submarine pen. Fortunately, the area was deserted. While Captain Midnight and Ich- abod Mudd went in search of the youngsters, ...
Stephen A. Kallis, Jr., 2004
8
The Chambers Dictionary
submarine pen a dock for a submarine, esp if protected from attack from above by a deep covering of concrete. [OE penn pen] pen2 pen, n a large feather; a flight- feather; a quill; a cuttle-bone; an instrument used for writing (with ink or ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
9
To the last Man
Large submarine-pen complexes were constructed by the Todt Organization with walls of cement and steel measuring up to nine feet in thickness. They were impenetrable fortresses on the Atlantic Wall. As soon as the Germans occupied ...
Randolph Bradham, 2012
10
Black Star One
We came in undersea, obviously, and surfaced in the small submarine pen next to the station.” “The Japanese ship didn't detect you coming?” “No,” he shook his head, calling back combat memories. “We were in a stealth sub, one that can ...
Ray Johnson, 2005

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBMARINE PEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term submarine pen is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Budget cut hits secret nuclear submarine base on east coast
Project Varsha, India's secret nuclear submarine base on the east coast, has ... for the submarine pen, which may be named INS Varsha, when commissioned. «Deccan Herald, Mar 15»
2
Want Avengers Mansion? You'd have to assemble $113 million
That apparently doesn't take into account all of the amenities — like the aforementioned submarine pen and cryogenics storage. But even without all of that, ... «Comic Book Resources, Apr 14»
3
New Forest: Buried WW2 bombing target examined
At the time it was in use, from 1941, the building was nicknamed the "sub pen" by locals because of its likeness to German submarine pens. But it was originally ... «BBC News, Jan 14»
4
Unearthed: Secrets of the devastation caused by Grand Slam, the …
Up till now, historians had thought that it was constructed as a replica enemy submarine pen complex - so as to develop bomb strategy against such targets ... «The Independent, Jan 14»
5
Human error strands SA submarine
The woes of the Navy's SAS Manthatisi submarine, which has been out of commission for ... There were plans to widen the entrance to the submarine pen. «Independent Online, Dec 10»
6
Navy explains submarine woes
The first was that when the submarine is in harbour it is plugged into a shore service ... to widen the entrance to the submarine pen "so that there is more space". «DefenceWeb, Nov 10»
7
Nuclear submarine's nine radioactive leaks in 12 years
... the most recent leak happened at the submarine pen in Devonport, Plymouth. ... "A small quantity of water leaked on to the submarine casing," an MoD ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 09»

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