seafloor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of seafloor
Example Sentences
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Scientists used seismometers placed both on land and on the Atlantic seafloor to pinpoint earthquake activity.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
It was a leftover structure from a deep-sea anemone, specifically the base that once attached the animal to the seafloor.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 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
Sections of the gray skin had been worn away, maybe from bouncing around on the seafloor as it rolled into the beach.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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