submersion

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

Borrowed from Latin summersio, summersionem.

Moreover, what is an obscure corner in such a submersion of joy? — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
There, at the water-line, were two large stop-cocks communicating with the reservoirs employed in the submersion of the vessel. — The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne
Of course his clothing was saturated, and he had become chilled from his long submersion, so that his teeth rattled, and he trembled in every limb. — Camp-fire and Wigwam, Edward Sylvester Ellis

submergence, submerging, immersion

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