Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

submarinism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-marin-ism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of submarines in warfare.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Adopting the counsel of despair, they resolved on the campaign of unrestricted submarinism which, their Admiralty advised them, would bring the United Kingdom to the verge of starvation by April."

Etymology

From submarine + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: submarine

Usage

Questions

What does submarinism mean?: The use of submarines in warfare.
Where does submarinism come from?: From submarine + -ism.

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