submarine pen
1submarine pen — A dock for a submarine, esp if protected from attack from above by a deep covering of concrete • • • Main Entry: ↑pen * * * submarine pen, an underground shelter along the shore for docking and refueling submarines. Many partly exposed submarine… …
2Submarine pen — A submarine pen is a bunker to protect submarines or U boats from bombing.German World War II U boat pens in France included Saint Nazaire, Lorient, La Rochelle and Toulon. In Norway, Trondheim was the site of a large pen. U boat pens protecting… …
3pen — I n. enclosure 1) a pig pen dock 2) a submarine pen II n. device for writing 1) a ballpoint; felt tip (AE), fibre tip (BE); flair; fountain pen 2) (misc.) with a stroke of the pen, the new law was enacted * * * [pen] flair fountain pen …
4pen — Ⅰ. pen [1] ► NOUN 1) an instrument for writing or drawing with ink. 2) an electronic device used with a writing surface to enter commands into a computer. 3) the tapering internal shell of a squid. ► VERB (penned, penning) …
5submarine — n. /sub meuh reen , sub meuh reen /; adj., v. /sub meuh reen /, n., adj., v., submarined, submarining. n. 1. a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles. 2.… …
6Submarine Warfare insignia — The Submarine Warfare Insignia (usually known as dolphins or fish ) is a uniform breast pin worn by enlisted men and officers of the United States Navy to indicate that they are qualified in submarines. The Submarine Warfare Insignia is… …
7pen — I. transitive verb (penned; penning) Etymology: Middle English pennen, from Old English pennian Date: 13th century to shut in or as if in a pen II. noun Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from pennen Date: 14th century 1 …
8pen — pen1 noun 1》 an instrument for writing or drawing with ink, typically consisting of a metal nib or ball, or a nylon tip, fitted into a metal or plastic holder. ↘(the pen) writing as an occupation. ↘an electronic device used in conjunction …
9Valentin submarine pens — caption = 2006 remains of Valentin submarine pen type = blockhouse code= built = February 1943 (unfinished) builder = materials = Ferrous concrete height = used = demolished = condition = ownership= open to public = controlledby= garrison =… …
10British U class submarine — The British U class submarines (officially War Emergency 1940 and 1941 programmes, short hull [Conways All the worlds Fighting Ships 1922 46] ) were a class of 49 small submarines built just before and during the Second World War. The class is… …
