underwater

[ uhn-der-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
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adjective
  1. existing or occurring under water.

  2. designed to be used under water.

  1. located below a ship's waterline.

adverb
  1. beneath the water: to travel underwater.

noun
  1. the water beneath the surface: cold currents in the underwater.

  2. underwaters, the depths, as of a sea, lake, etc.

Origin of underwater

1
First recorded in 1620–30; under- + water

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British Dictionary definitions for underwater

underwater

/ (ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə) /


adjective
  1. being, occurring, or going under the surface of the water, esp the sea: underwater exploration

  2. nautical below the water line of a vessel

  1. (of a stock option or other asset) having a market value below its purchase value

adverb
  1. beneath the surface of the water

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