nyambizi

[Swahili Word] nyambizi

[Swahili Plural] nyambizi

[English Word] submarine

[English Plural] submarines

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] piga mbizi; nyama

[Swahili Definition] chombo cha bahari kinachosafiri chini ya mawimbi

[English Definition] a submersible sea vessel

[Swahili Example] nyambizi ya Urusi, iliyokuwa imekwama, chini ya maji kwa siku 3, huku wasiwasi wa kukosa hewa ukiwepo, imeopolewa. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_amkanabbc.shtml BBC 10 Agosti 2005)

[English Example] a Russian submarine, which was trapped under water for three days with fears that it would run out of air, has been rescued

[Note] kupiga mbizi (to dive) and nyama (animal) = a diving animal

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