anti-submarine
adjective
an·ti-sub·ma·rine
ˌan-tē-ˈsəb-mə-ˌrēn 
-ˌsəb-mə-ˈrēn,
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antisubmarine
: directed against submarines : designed or intended to destroy submarines
anti-submarine warfare
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This multinational drill focuses on anti-submarine warfare tactics and involves maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft from the U.S., Australia, India and Japan—members of the U.S.-led informal grouping Quad—as well as South Korea, a Washington treaty ally.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Probable missions will include maritime patrols, guard ship and reconnaissance duty, anti-submarine sweeps, arsenal ship deployments, and carrier group escorts.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
Barring some new advances in anti-missile defenses or anti-submarine warfare, there's no need to fix what isn't broken.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
The new vessel will be 356 feet long and will be used by the Military Sealift Command to conduct anti-submarine surveillance.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Probable missions will include maritime patrols, guard ship and reconnaissance duty, anti-submarine sweeps, arsenal ship deployments, and carrier group escorts.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
Barring some new advances in anti-missile defenses or anti-submarine warfare, there's no need to fix what isn't broken.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
The new vessel will be 356 feet long and will be used by the Military Sealift Command to conduct anti-submarine surveillance.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-submarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-submarine. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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