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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

Example Sentences

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SLB went on to say it anticipates more investments in short-cycle projects in North America and Latin America as well as long-cycle developments, particularly in deepwater offshore markets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Shell’s existing resource base is skewed toward typically higher-margin LNG and deepwater assets, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

After a whale dies, it sinks to the ocean floor where its carcass supplies nutrients to deepwater creatures.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

In the water now and then a whale surfaced, with its booming deepwater sound, shooting out jets of water high into the air.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

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