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hoagie \hoagie\, hoagy \hoagy\n.
a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split
lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and
onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used
in different sections of the U. S., such as {hero},
{grinder}, and {submarine}.

Syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban
sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine,
submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.
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Submarine \Sub*ma*rine"\, n.
A submarine plant or animal.
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Submarine \Sub`ma*rine"\, n.
1. A submarine boat; a ship that can travel under the surface
of the water. Most such ships are ships of war, as part of
a navy, but submarines are also used for oceanic research.
Also called {sub} and (from the German U-Boot) {U-boat}.
esp., Nav., a submarine torpedo boat; -- called specif.
{submergible submarine} when capable of operating at
various depths and of traveling considerable distances
under water, and {submersible submarine} when capable of
being only partly submerged, i.e., so that the conning
tower, etc., is still above water. The latter type and
most of the former type are submerged as desired by
regulating the amount of water admitted to the ballast
tanks and sink on an even keel; some of the former type
effect submersion while under way by means of horizontal
rudders, in some cases also with admission of water to the
ballast tanks.
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2. A stowaway on a seagoing vessel. [Colloq.]
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3. A {submarine sandwich}.
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Submarine \Sub`ma*rine"\, a.
Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as,
submarine navigators; submarine plants.
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{Submarine armor}, a waterproof dress of strong material,
having a helmet into which air for breathing is pumped
through a tube leading from above the surface to enable a
diver to remain under water.

{Submarine cable}. See {Telegraph cable}, under {Telegraph}.


{Submarine mine}. See {Torpedo}, 2
(a) .
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submarine sandwich \sub`ma*rine" sand"wich\, n.
A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely
cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs,
lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced
variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied;
called also {hoagie}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {grinder},
{sub}, {submarine}, {poor boy}, and {Italian sandwich}. A
single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very
large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings
and cut into pieces for individual consumption.
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Armor \Ar"mor\, n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr.
L. armatura. See {Armature}.] [Spelt also {armour}.]
1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn
to protect one's person in battle.
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Note: In English statues, armor is used for the whole
apparatus of war, including offensive as well as
defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms
every man should provide.
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2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts,
protecting them from the fire of artillery.
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{Coat armor}, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its
several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest,
supporters, motto, etc.

{Submarine}, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See
under {Submarine}.
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