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underwater
[ uhn-der-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
underwater
/ ˈʌԻəˈɔːə /
adjective
- being, occurring, or going under the surface of the water, esp the sea
underwater exploration
- nautical below the water line of a vessel
- (of a stock option or other asset) having a market value below its purchase value
adverb
- beneath the surface of the water
Word History and Origins
Origin of underwater1
Example Sentences
Even on immigration, his supposed strong suit, he's underwater, the Economist You/Gov poll shows:
Next it's a painstakingly complex procedure, lowering the elements 40 metres down into a trench dug out on the seafloor, using underwater cameras and GPS-guided equipment, to line it up with 15mm precision.
Around two-thirds of the world's volcanoes are underwater, but they are hardly monitored.
The wreck, which lies 3,800m down in the icy waters of the Atlantic, was mapped using underwater robots.
Instead, they swim sideways, spend much of their time underwater, have long snouts and are almost completely blind.
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