seamount

[ see-mount ]

noun
  1. a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.

Origin of seamount

1
First recorded in 1945–50; sea + mount2

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British Dictionary definitions for seamount

seamount

/ (ˈsiːˌmaʊnt) /


noun
  1. a submarine mountain rising more than 1000 metres above the surrounding ocean floor: Compare guyot

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Scientific definitions for seamount

seamount

[ mount′ ]


  1. A large underwater mountain, usually conical in shape and at least 1,000 m (3,280 ft) above the ocean floor. Seamounts are usually isolated and are volcanic in origin.

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