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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But peer into either end and you’ll find that the boxes are hollow and form a long corridor colored a subaqueous blue.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2020
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
Sometimes a subaqueous spring may be found near the margin of a lake or river by paddling close in shore and trailing your hand in the water.
From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam
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