deep-sea
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4.5
- adjective
- /ˈdiːp siː/
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de aguas profundas
- The area would look different, but the deep-sea floor would still be the winner.
- deep-sea vents
- deep-sea octopus
- deep-sea fishing
It looks like a deep sea diving vehicle of some sort.
- It looks like a deep sea diving vehicle of some sort.
- If you're down for like creepy ocean, deep sea stuff.
Examples
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Yet, there is evidence that many deep-sea bacteria require both high pressure and cold for survival.
Academic text (1994) -
In the last two decades, deep-sea fisheries have reached depths of 2,000 meters.
Academic text (2004) -
Their studies will eventually become part of the voluminous legacy of deep-sea research.
Academic text (2012) -
Aggregations of reproducing deep-sea animals were once believed to be rare.
Academic text (2004) -
Many countries are now looking to Norway for the technological key to unlock their own deep-sea mysteries.
Academic text (2006) -
Deep-sea seismographs have recorded explosions on the ocean floor.
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Baby Bare is an isolated outcrop on a deep-sea sediment plain.
Academic text (2004) -
Australia will provide $50 million in concessional credits to augment India's deep-sea fishing industry.
Academic text (1990) -
In the first two missions, scientists conducted investigations of deep-sea corals, methane hydrates, coral reefs, and other marine habitats.
Academic text (2001) -
The deep-sea environment is home to many unique species that thrive in darkness.
Synonyms
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4.9
In very deep parts of the sea
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9.4
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
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deep-sea is just the two words deep ('far below the surface') and sea ('ocean'), so it means things that happen in the very deep parts of the ocean.