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seabed

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sea⋅bed

[see-bed]
–noun
seafloor.

Origin:
1830–40; sea + bed

sea⋅floor

[see-flawr, -flohr]
–noun
the solid surface underlying a sea or an ocean.
Also called seabed.


Origin:
1850–55; sea + floor
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sea·bed   (sē'běd')   
n.  The floor of the sea or the ocean.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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