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Webster 1913 Edition
Submersion
Sub-mer′sion
,Noun.
[L.
submersio
: cf. F. submersion
.] 1.
The act of submerging, or putting under water or other fluid, or of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging under water, or of drowning.
2.
The state of being put under water or other fluid, or of being overflowed or drowned.
Webster 1828 Edition
Submersion
SUBMER'SION
,Noun.
1.
The act of putting under water or causing to be overflowed; as the submersion of an isle or tract of land.2.
The act of plunging under water; the act of drowning.