Meteor Deep

[mee-tee-er deep, -awr]

noun

1. the deepest known place in the South Atlantic Ocean, located in the South Sandwich Trench at a depth of 27,116 feet (8,265 meters).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Meteor Deep¹

First recorded in 2015–20; named after the German survey ship Meteor, which first surveyed the area in its namesake expedition in 1926

Example Sentences

In some of the most plausible doomsday flicks — “Meteor,” “Deep Impact” and “Armageddon” — a big space rock threatens annihilation.

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