deep-sea

[ deep-see ]
See synonyms for deep-sea on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. of, pertaining to, in, or associated with the deeper parts of the sea: deep-sea fishing; deep-sea diver.

Origin of deep-sea

1
First recorded in 1620–30

Words Nearby deep-sea

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use deep-sea in a sentence

  • 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 Shaler
  • 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.

    The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
  • I 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

deep-sea

noun
  1. (modifier) of, found in, or characteristic of the deep parts of the sea: deep-sea fishing

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012