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submarine patent

submarine patent noun: a patent first published and granted long after the filing of the initial application.

Noun

submarine patent (plural submarine patents)

  1. (informal) A patent first published and granted long after the filing of the initial application.

Forms of submarine patent

pluralsubmarine patents

Origin of submarine patent

From the ability of a submarine to remain submerged for long periods.

Questions about submarine patent

What does submarine patent mean?
Submarine patent means a patent first published and granted long after the filing of the initial application.
What part of speech is submarine patent?
Submarine patent is a noun.
What is the plural of submarine patent?
The plural of submarine patent is submarine patents.

Words near submarine patent in the dictionary

  1. submarine chaser
  2. submarine chasers
  3. submarine fan
  4. submarine fans
  5. submarine paradox
  6. submarine patent
  7. submarine patents
  8. submarine pitch
  9. submarine pitches
  10. submarine river
  11. submarine rivers

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