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- n a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll 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 United States
- n a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- v be a substitute
The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
- The micro-sub may also be useful in non-medical areas such as climate control or environmental technology.
- The risky operation to recover a sub, its two nuclear reactors, 22 missiles and an ill-fated crew.
- How to airlift a sub .