attack submarine vs submarine

submarine vs attack submarine

attack submarine and submarine both are nouns.

attack submarine is not an adjective while submarine is an adjective.

attack submarine is not a verb while submarine is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attack submarine	Yes	No	No	No
submarine	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, submarine is a hypernym of attack submarine; that is, submarine is a word with a broader meaning than attack submarine:

attack submarine: a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping
submarine: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

Other hypernyms of attack submarine include pigboat, sub.

attack submarine (noun)	submarine (noun)
a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping	a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
	a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

attack submarine (adjective)	submarine (adjective)
	beneath the surface of the sea

attack submarine (verb)	submarine (verb)
	attack by submarine
	bring down with a blow to the legs
	throw with an underhand motion
	control a submarine
	move forward or under in a sliding motion

Difference between attack submarine and submarine

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