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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Sebald’s quiet, bashful, mysteriously subaqueous prose brings alive the paradoxical combination of drift and paralysis that has afflicted these lives.
From The New Yorker ● May 29, 2017
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
The subaqueous vegetation beds are where blue crabs reach maturity, and migrating birds rest on the wetlands.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2016
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
Not a second too soon had they succeeded in making good their entry into this subaqueous asylum.
From The Boy Slaves by Mayne Reid
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