n. <美>=hero sandwich

[ noun ]
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
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submarine sandwich \sub`ma*rine" sand"wich\, n.
A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely
cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs,
lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced
variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied;
called also {hoagie}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {grinder},
{sub}, {submarine}, {poor boy}, and {Italian sandwich}. A
single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very
large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings
and cut into pieces for individual consumption.
[PJC]


hoagie \hoagie\, hoagy \hoagy\n.
a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split
lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and
onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used
in different sections of the U. S., such as {hero},
{grinder}, and {submarine}.

Syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban
sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine,
submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.
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