Found 2 items, similar to hero sandwich.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hero sandwich
hero sandwich
n : 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,
hoagie,
hoagy,
Cuban sandwich,
Italian sandwich
,
poor boy,
sub,
submarine,
submarine sandwich
,
torpedo,
wedge,
zep]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: hero sandwich
Sub
\Sub\, n.
1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
2. a shortened form of
submarine, the boat.
[PJC]
3. a shortened form of
submarine sandwich; also called
hero,
hero sandwich, and
grinder.
[PJC]
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]