from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Italian sandwich
n 1: 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 [syn: {bomber},
{grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy},
{Cuban sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub},
{submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge},
{zep}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]