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subsea

American  
[suhb-see, suhb-see] / sʌbˈsi, ˈsʌbˌsi /

adjective

  1. occurring, working, etc., under the sea or ocean.

    a subsea specialist in oil rigs.


Etymology

Origin of subsea

sub- + sea


Example Sentences

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In 2022, Shetland was cut off from the mainland after a nearby subsea cable was damaged.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

In September, Halliburton said it won a well construction contract for the project, and McDermott said it was picked for a subsea contract.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

HEA also provides accommodation vessels to house oil and gas workers, and battery-powered subsea vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The city's coastline also allows undersea cables to link Visakhapatnam to South Africa and Australia, "positioning Andhra Pradesh as India's third major subsea hub", Smith said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Down under the waters of the Long Island Sound she was taken in a glass-walled subsea vessel, where in a green and wavering world, quaint and curious sea-things ogled her and wiggled suddenly away.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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