trench
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6.8
- noun
- /trɛnʧ/
- Specialized
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fosa oceánica
- The ocean's deepest reach, the Marianas Trench, plummets seven miles towards the Earth's core.
- Mariana Trench
Put them on a boat, send them out somewhere over the Marianas Trench.
- Put them on a boat, send them out somewhere over the Marianas Trench.
- Sure, you know, deep water species, but like what's ever in like the Mariana Trench will be the down in species, right, right.
- I'm a marine biologist from Texas, and I've heard cleaner mouths on alcoholic folks who grew up in Mariana's Trench.
Examples
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We need to see deep trenches, the undersea mountains, and understand life in the deep sea.
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We can take the pressure of the Mariana Trench.
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We're safe and sound at the bottom of this trench.
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This was taken in the deepest trench on Earth.
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The longest, deepest trench in the Atlantic Ocean.
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It's at the edge, but it's also right at the top of one of the deepest ocean trenches in the world.
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This is a model to show what happens in a trench, where in this case, the sea floor is going to be sliding underneath the land.
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Couper was also a noted oceanographer and made one of the deepest dives to the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.
Academic text (2010) -
And the lowest point in Antarctica is within the Bentley Subglacial Trench, which reaches 2,555 meters below sea level.
Blog text (9) -
The ocean floor features a massive trench that is home to unique marine life.
Synonyms
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7.4
A very low, steep part of the ocean floor
A very deep, steep place on the ocean floor where Earth's plates meet
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.1
A long waterproof coat with a belt and deep pockets, often worn in a military style
- Specialized
2
6.5
A way of fighting where soldiers attack, defend, and live in long trenches facing each other
- Specialized
1
8.4
A foot problem from long cold, wet exposure that causes pain, swelling, and numbness
- Specialized
1
9.3
A very painful gum infection that causes mouth sores, bleeding and bad breath
A deep part of the Pacific Ocean floor between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
- Archaic
A narrow trench that lets soldiers move safely from the back to the front lines
- Specialized
A long narrow trench that soldiers use to shelter while shooting at the enemy
- Archaic
A short gun that fires shells high into the air over short distances in trench fighting
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun trench comes from the French trancher 'to cut', and the deep, narrow parts of the sea floor look like giant 'cuts' in the earth. That's why we call places like the Mariana trench a very deep 'cut' in the ocean floor.