subaqueous

[suhb-ey-kwee-uh s, -ak-wee-]

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adjective

existing or situated under water; underwater.
occurring or performed under water.
used under water.

Origin of subaqueous

First recorded in 1670–80; sub- + aqueous

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Related Words for subaqueous

submerged, undersea, wide, rooted, profound, far, broad, deep-seated, buried, underground, low, submarine, yawning, immersed, sunken, subaquatic, subaqueous, abysmal, below, beneath

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Historical Examples of subaqueous

This appears to be the first experiment in signalling on a subaqueous wire.
Heroes of the Telegraph
J. Munro
In his eagerness he had struck a subaqueous pipe of the jet.
The Rifle Rangers
Captain Mayne Reid
Considering the large area, no subaqueous tunnel had ever been driven with such speed.
Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240
Anonymous
This is the “trench” method, a sort of subaqueous equivalent of cut and cover.
Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240
Anonymous
There are two important secondary techniques for opening subterranean and subaqueous ways, neither a method truly of tunneling.
Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for subaqueous

subaqueous

adjective

occurring, appearing, formed, or used under water

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Word Origin and History for subaqueous

adj.

1670s, from sub- + aqueous.

subaqueous in Science

subaqueous

[sŭb-ā′kwē-əs]

Found or occurring underwater.
Formed or adapted for underwater use or operation.