subaqueous
Americanadjective
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existing or situated under water; underwater.
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occurring or performed under water.
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used under water.
adjective
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Found or occurring underwater.
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Formed or adapted for underwater use or operation.
Etymology
Origin of subaqueous
Example Sentences
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It emanates from Allison Janae Hamilton’s subaqueous video — she dragged a camera behind a boat to film it — of the Wacissa River in rural Florida, where she grew up.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
Ashley, G. M. Classification of large-scale subaqueous bedforms: a new look at an old problem-SEPM bedforms and bedding structures.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
But how, exactly, does something like subaqueous rock-toting translate to the basketball court?
From The New Yorker ● May 15, 2015
In this dark subaqueous space the water is lit by horizontal shafts of light that stir the pattern on the coffered concrete ceiling.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2012
There is a rush upwards as of a subaqueous spring; an inspiration flashes into the mind for which our conscious effort has not prepared us.
From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry) Myers
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