Ssbn is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ssbn meaning
Sub-surface ballistic nuclear: a nuclear-powered submarine carrying and launching ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons.
Using Ssbn
- The main meaning on this page is: Sub-surface ballistic nuclear: a nuclear-powered submarine carrying and launching ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons.
- In the example corpus, ssbn often appears in combinations such as: ssbn and, the ssbn.
Context around Ssbn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ssbn
- In this selection, "ssbn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, single, rayburn, class, china, 635 and base stand out and add context to how "ssbn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a single ssbn china could and sam rayburn ssbn 635 was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ssbn" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ssbn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The SSBN base at Guam was closed at this time. (10 words)
The SSBN facility at Rota was closed in 1979 as King's Bay began refitting submarines. (16 words)
This may be false—with just a single SSBN, China could not possibly hope to mount a nuclear strike capability with any degree of certainty. (25 words)
U.S. Navy reaction The presence of the Yankee-class SSBN in the Atlantic "Yankee Patrol Box" was already established by the U.S. Navy's undersea sound surveillance system prior to 3 October. (34 words)
Because the program is underway, this list is almost certainly incomplete. citation Note for ships marked with refit: Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) was converted into a training platform Moored Training Ship (MTS-635). (33 words)
This may be false—with just a single SSBN, China could not possibly hope to mount a nuclear strike capability with any degree of certainty. (25 words)
Example sentences (5)
This may be false—with just a single SSBN, China could not possibly hope to mount a nuclear strike capability with any degree of certainty.
Because the program is underway, this list is almost certainly incomplete. citation Note for ships marked with refit: Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) was converted into a training platform Moored Training Ship (MTS-635).
The SSBN base at Guam was closed at this time.
The SSBN facility at Rota was closed in 1979 as King's Bay began refitting submarines.
U.S. Navy reaction The presence of the Yankee-class SSBN in the Atlantic "Yankee Patrol Box" was already established by the U.S. Navy's undersea sound surveillance system prior to 3 October.
Common combinations with ssbn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: