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submerged

adjective
sub·​merged | \ sÉ™b-ˈmÉ™rjd How to pronounce submerged (audio) \

Definition of submerged

1 : covered with water
3 : sunk in poverty and misery
4 : hidden, suppressed submerged emotions

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Examples of submerged in a Sentence

submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving

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Prior to the state survey, Raines continued his own search for the wreck, enlisting researchers from the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) to map the contours of the riverbed and detect any submerged objects. National Geographic, "Last American slave ship is discovered in Alabama," 22 May 2019 The farmer points to a spot 50 yards out into the silty currents: the submerged edge of his family’s land. Paul Salopek, National Geographic, "India’s holiest river is drying up," 9 Aug. 2019 Local residents in the Bahamas found the submerged helicopter upside down in water 16 feet deep sometime between 4 and 5 p.m., the NTSB report says. Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, "NTSB: Helicopter carrying billionaire Chris Cline and 6 others was in air for 1 minute before fatal crash," 24 July 2019 Capital Public Radio Missing McFarland City Manager John Wooner has been identified as the man found in a submerged car in the Kern River. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: A YouTube star’s fans listed his mansion as a homeless shelter. Then the needy showed up.," 2 Aug. 2019 Since that expansion, the air defense zones of all three countries have overlapped over a submerged reef that South Korea calls Ieodo and China calls Suyan Rock. Choe Sang-hun, BostonGlobe.com, "South Korean jets fire warning shots toward Russian military plane," 23 July 2019 Since that expansion, the air defense zones of all three countries have overlapped over a submerged reef that South Korea calls Ieodo and China calls Suyan Rock. Choe Sang-hun, New York Times, "South Korean Jets Fire Warning Shots Toward Russian Military Plane," 23 July 2019 Howle said two men died after they were trapped in a submerged car, raising the overall death toll in the state to 33. Rafiq Maqbool, BostonGlobe.com, "Multiple walls collapse in India monsoon rains, 31 killed," 2 July 2019 Dayzie was able to climb out of the submerged vehicle, but the female passenger, 27-year-old Daria Quimayousie, was trapped inside, Thompson said. Aubrey Carpenter, azcentral, "Passenger dies after car crashes into Phoenix canal," 28 June 2019

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First Known Use of submerged

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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