seafloor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of seafloor
Example Sentences
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The next step would be to anchor one of the devices to the seafloor for a longer test.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
To investigate, researchers used information collected during two major seafloor experiments, one carried out in 2008 and another between 2019 and 2022.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
These fossils were recovered from sites in Japan and Vancouver Island, where calm seafloor conditions helped preserve delicate details.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
The potato-size polymetallic nodules are found on vast flat areas of the seafloor called abyssal plains.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2025
After the war, Hess returned to Princeton and the preoccupations of teaching, but the mysteries of the seafloor continued to occupy a space in his thoughts.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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