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submarine sandwiches

submarine sandwiches is the plural of submarine sandwich.

Meaning of submarine sandwich

Noun

submarine sandwich (plural submarine sandwiches)

  1. (Canada, US) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll split lengthwise; it typically contains meats and cheeses.
    • "Well, honey, you can have spaghetti and meat balls," said the girl. "But why don't you order a submarine sandwich? My, that's good! Mmm."
    • "What is a submarine sandwich?"
    • "Well, a submarine sandwich comes two ways, the 15¢ one is seven inches long, and for a quarter you get one twelve inches long—"1942, Ludwig Bemelmans, “Vacation”, in I Love You, I Love You, I Love You!, New York: Viking Press, pages 147–148

Questions about submarine sandwiches

What is submarine sandwiches the plural of?
Submarine sandwiches is the plural of submarine sandwich.

Words near submarine sandwiches in the dictionary

  1. submarine pitch
  2. submarine pitches
  3. submarine river
  4. submarine rivers
  5. submarine sandwich
  6. submarine sandwiches
  7. submarined
  8. submarineful
  9. submarinelike
  10. submariner
  11. submariners

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