deep-sea
of, pertaining to, in, or associated with the deeper parts of the sea: deep-sea fishing; deep-sea diver.
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And only in the high seas do we find living organisms that are more than 8,000 years old, such as deep-sea corals.
‘Mission Blue’ Warning: The Ocean Is Not Too Big to Fail | Sylvia A. Earle | August 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt 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.
Lost Ocean Rover Leaves Gap in Biology and Alzheimer's Research | Beenish Ahmed | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTResearchers are also exploring how deep-sea trenches bury carbon and other chemicals in the seafloor.
Lost Ocean Rover Leaves Gap in Biology and Alzheimer's Research | Beenish Ahmed | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBuilt in 2008, Nereus featured completely new technology to meet the unique challenges of deep-sea exploration.
Lost Ocean Rover Leaves Gap in Biology and Alzheimer's Research | Beenish Ahmed | June 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In the first place, we should note that wind waves have very little influence on the bottom of the deep sea.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerIt was on a bare rock, surrounded by deep sea, that the streets of Tyre were piled up to a dizzy height.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayHints of character and of deep-sea passion had risen now and again to the surface of the girl's placid life.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaI thought of Clyde and that odd talk in the cabin of the Hebe Maitland, where all my deep-sea goings began.
The Belted Seas | Arthur Colton“Even as there is the devil if you escape from the deep sea,” he sneered.
The Proud Prince | Justin Huntly McCarthy
British Dictionary definitions for deep-sea
(modifier) of, found in, or characteristic of the deep parts of the sea: deep-sea fishing
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