HyperDic: father_of_the_submarine

English > 1 sense of the expression Father of the Submarine:
NOUNperson Father of the Submarine, Bushnell, David BushnellAmerican inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)
English > Father of the Submarine: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAmerican inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824).
SynonymsBushnell, David Bushnell
Instance ofinventor, discoverer, artificersomeone who is the first to think of or make something
SpanishDavid Bushnell
CatalanBushnell, David Bushnell

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