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deep⋅wa⋅ter

[deep-waw-ter, -wot-er]
–adjective
having, requiring, or operating in deep water: deepwater shipping; deepwater drilling for oil.

Origin:
1785–95; deep + water
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deep-wa·ter   (dēp'wô'tər, -wŏt'ər)
adj.  Of, relating to, or carried on in waters of a relatively great depth: a deep-water port; deep-water drilling for oil.
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