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View synonyms for subaqueous
subaqueous
[ suhb-ey-kwee-uhs, -ak-wee- ]
adjective
- existing or situated under water; underwater.
- occurring or performed under water.
- used under water.
subaqueous
/ sʌbˈeɪkwɪəs; -ˈækwɪ- /
adjective
- occurring, appearing, formed, or used under water
subaqueous
/ sŭb-ā′kwē-əs /
- Found or occurring underwater.
- Formed or adapted for underwater use or operation.
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Origin of subaqueous1
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Example Sentences
Once, indeed, the raft grounded upon a subaqueous reef, and threatened going to pieces.
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The shadow of the house had swung over it, and in the gathering dusk the flower-beds glowed with a dim subaqueous radiance.
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The Loudoun formation, of course, followed a period of erosion of the Catoctin Belt, since it is the first subaqueous deposit.
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The difficulties in making a subterranean or subaqueous railway are only too clear.
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It may have ensconced itself among weeds, or it may be burrowing in some subaqueous hole.
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