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View synonyms for deep-sea

deep-sea

[ deep-see ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, in, or associated with the deeper parts of the sea:

    deep-sea fishing; deep-sea diver.



deep-sea

noun

  1. modifier of, found in, or characteristic of the deep parts of the sea

    deep-sea fishing



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Word History and Origins

Origin of deep-sea1

First recorded in 1620–30

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Example Sentences

And only in the high seas do we find living organisms that are more than 8,000 years old, such as deep-sea corals.

It turns out that Cameron has a hobby: deep-sea exploration.

It joins a list of five deep-sea exploration vehicles that have been lost or near-fatally damaged on the job since 2003.

Researchers are also exploring how deep-sea trenches bury carbon and other chemicals in the seafloor.

Built in 2008, Nereus featured completely new technology to meet the unique challenges of deep-sea exploration.

In the first place, we should note that wind waves have very little influence on the bottom of the deep sea.

It was on a bare rock, surrounded by deep sea, that the streets of Tyre were piled up to a dizzy height.

Hints of character and of deep-sea passion had risen now and again to the surface of the girl's placid life.

I thought of Clyde and that odd talk in the cabin of the Hebe Maitland, where all my deep-sea goings began.

“Even as there is the devil if you escape from the deep sea,” he sneered.

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