midget submarine

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• Midget submarine — Some 80 Japanese Type D ( Koryu ) Midget Submarines in a drydock at Kure, October 19, 1945 …   Wikipedia

• midget submarine — /mɪdʒət sʌbməˈrin/ (say mijuht submuh reen) noun a small submersible, typically operated by one or two men, and supported by a mother ship or submarine, and sent on short expeditions to release torpedoes and mines on specific targets; used in… …  

• midget submarine — noun : a small submarine usually having a crew of only two and carrying a single torpedo for use in surprise attacks …   Useful english dictionary

• HA. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine) — Infobox nrhp2 | name =HA. 19 (midget submarine) nrhp type = nhl nhl = yes caption = HA 19 Japanese midget submarine grounded on an Oahu Beach, December 1941 image size = 290px location = Fredericksburg, Texas, USA (formerly at NAS Key West, Key… …   Wikipedia

• Hai (midget submarine) — The Hai (shark) was an advanced model of the Marder class midget submarines created in Germany during World War II. Its prototype performed poorly during test runs and therefore no other boats were produced. The Hai was thirty six meters long and …   Wikipedia

• Submarine films — are a subgenre of war film which takes place in a submarine below the surface of the ocean. Films of this subgenre typically focus on a small but determined crew of submariners battling against enemy submarines or submarine hunter ships, or… …   Wikipedia

• midget — ► NOUN 1) an extremely small person. 2) (before another noun ) extremely small: a midget submarine …   English terms dictionary

• Submarine — For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio class submarine in 2006 A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which… …   Wikipedia

• Submarine chaser — USS PC 815, a US subchaser that served in World War II A submarine chaser is a small and fast naval vessel specially intended for anti submarine warfare. Although similar vessels were designed and used by many nations, this designation was most… …   Wikipedia

• midget — I UK [ˈmɪdʒɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms midget : singular midget plural midgets 1) offensive an adult who has not grown to full size. Many people now think this word is offensive and a more polite word is person of restricted growth. 2)… …   English dictionary

• midget — midg|et1 [ˈmıdʒıt] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: midge] 1.) taboo a very offensive word for someone who is very short because their body has not grown normally. Do not use this word. →↑dwarf 2.) BrE informal someone who is not very tall midget 2… …   Dictionary of contemporary English