subaqueous
[suhb-ey-kwee-uh s, -ak-wee-]
adjective
existing or situated under water; underwater.
occurring or performed under water.
used under water.
Origin of subaqueous
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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, abysmal, below, beneath, bottomlessExamples from the Web for subaqueous
Historical Examples of subaqueous
This appears to be the first experiment in signalling on a subaqueous wire.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
In his eagerness he had struck a subaqueous pipe of the jet.
The Rifle RangersCaptain Mayne Reid
Considering the large area, no subaqueous tunnel had ever been driven with such speed.
There are two important secondary techniques for opening subterranean and subaqueous ways, neither a method truly of tunneling.
This is the “trench” method, a sort of subaqueous equivalent of cut and cover.
subaqueous
adjective
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