Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "antisubmarine" tana nufin wani abu da aka ƙera don ganowa, hanawa, ko magance jiragen ruwa ko ayyukansu. Ana amfani da shi don bayyana kayan aiki, makamai, dabaru, ko dabarun da aka yi niyya na musamman don karewa ko kai hari kan jiragen ruwa. Ana amfani da kalmar “antisubmarine” a fagen yaƙin ruwa da tsaro, inda ake ɗaukar jiragen ruwa a matsayin babbar barazana ga tsaron teku.