almost submerged

Frequency: 6.810.2 per million words

Indicates being very close to being completely underwater.

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Examples (10)

  • The boat was almost submerged after hitting the iceberg.
  • During the flood, many houses were almost submerged.
  • The diver found the wreck almost submerged on the seabed.
  • With the rising tide, the sandcastle was almost submerged.
  • The submarine remained almost submerged to avoid detection.
  • The small raft was almost submerged by the rough waves.
  • After the storm, the island's lower regions were almost submerged.
  • He watched as the car went off the road and became almost submerged in the river.
  • The statue in the fountain was almost submerged by the heavy rainfall.
  • We could see the roof of the car, which was almost submerged in the lake.