deepwater

[deep-waw-ter, -wot-er]

adjective

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

   deepwater shipping; deepwater drilling for oil.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deepwater¹

First recorded in 1785–95; deep + water

Example Sentences

However, Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, has a slightly different take.

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Nvidia’s semiannual tech event last week in Washington also included a flurry of new deals and objectives that Gene Munster, managing partner at DeepWater Asset Management, thinks lifted the tech giant’s profit outlook by around 15% compared with Wall Street’s forecasts.

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A 2022 study in the Gulf of Mexico found that in areas affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill 12 years earlier, the dolphin population had declined 45% and that it might take 35 years to recover.

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"The good news: that ~14% should mark the bottom," wrote Deepwater Asset Management's Gene Munster on Musk's social media site X. "I have September down 10% and December flat."

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I worked on an oil rig, the Deepwater Horizon, when it blew in the Gulf of Mexico.

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