submarineful

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noun

As much as a submarine will hold.

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Meanings

nounsubmarineful (plural submarinefuls)

plural submarinefuls

  1. As much as a submarine will hold.

    In the mornings we dug indefatigably for gold among the roots of the lime trees. ¶ ‘How much,’ Hamer asked, ‘shall we find?’ ¶ ‘A heap of treasure,’ William told us, ‘about a submarineful.’

    1966, Priscilla Napier, A Late Beginner, London: Michael Joseph Ltd, →LCCN, page 72

Origin

From submarine + -ful.

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APA

submarineful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submarineful

MLA

“submarineful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submarineful. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “submarineful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submarineful.

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