Meaning & use
submerged
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completely covered by water or another liquid.
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The old bridge remains submerged after the reservoir was flooded.
Half the car was submerged in the flash flood.
A note on using this word
Submerged can also be used as a verb, to submerge something, and figuratively, to describe being overwhelmed by emotion or circumstance.
Words with a similar meaning
underwaterimmersed
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