deepwater
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- adjective
- /ˈdiːpˌwɔːtər/
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profundo
- Explorers often face challenges in deepwater conditions due to the immense pressure and darkness.
- deepwater port
Examples
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June 22, 2010: A federal judge strikes down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf, saying the government rashly concluded that other rigs could be in immediate danger.
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It was the largest deepwater natural gas discovery in the world in 2009, and it came just in time.
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She later became exploration manager for deepwater Gulf of Mexico from 1995 until 1997.
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With local and prefectural government support, wood-industry schools and research centers have been established, and substantial investments have been made in a deepwater port and industrial parks.
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BP said it was notified on Friday that it was the successful bidder for four deepwater exploration blocks offshore Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Shell's highly publicized plan to spend $500 million over five years on renewable energy, for instance, is only half its budget for developing three deepwater offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Another 2.5 percent of the money will be split equally among the five Gulf states to finance "Centers of Excellence Research" grants to universities and other non-governmental agencies in Gulf states that will conduct research on a variety of coastal and deepwater issues, including wildlife, habitat, and sustainable land.
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Defenders of Wildlife and several other environmental and conservation groups intervened in Hornbeck v. Salazar, supporting the administration in defense of its decision to enact a temporary moratorium on deepwater drilling.
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The researchers studied various deepwater fish species to understand their adaptations to extreme environments.
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During the expedition, we observed many unique creatures living in the deepwater zones of the ocean.
Synonyms
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Located very far below the sea surface
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In very deep parts of the sea
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Relating to the deep sea between about 2,000 and 5,000 meters below the surface
Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean below 6000 meters
Antonyms
Compounds
A small sea fish with a long thin body and a tube-shaped snout about 20 cm long
A fish found in the western Atlantic from South Carolina to Bermuda and the Gulf of Mexico
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Deepwater comes from the simple English parts deep ('far down') and water ('sea or lake'), so it literally describes water that is very deep, like the dark sea a submarine explores.