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deepwater

American  
[deep-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈdipˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /

adjective

  1. having, requiring, or operating in deep water.

    deepwater shipping; deepwater drilling for oil.


Etymology

Origin of deepwater

First recorded in 1785–95; deep + water

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The company sells chemicals used in energy production called completion fluids, mainly to deepwater producers in the North Sea and off the coast of Brazil and the U.S.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

In the early 2000s, Moshiri told the Journal, he accompanied Chávez to visit the site of a planned deepwater port in northeastern Venezuela, to bring offshore gas into the country.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

The newly discovered fish is a deepwater tilefish, belonging to the family Branchiostegidae.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2025

In July, the California Energy Commission approved a plan for wind development that centers on deepwater wind farms off Morro Bay and Humboldt Bay, supported by new port facilities in Long Beach and Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 14, 2024

She could barely thrash her way through a few strokes, forget passing the deepwater test necessary to go off the diving boards that towered at the end of the right dock.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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