abyssal
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The pair plan to use a sub dubbed the Triton 4000/2 Abyssal Explorer – the “4000” refers to the depth in metres to which the craft can safely be deployed.
From BBC • May 28, 2024
It is listed on the Triton website as the Abyssal Explorer, an acrylic-hulled vessel than can reach depths of 13,000 feet, “the perfect submersible for repeated trips to the deep ocean.”
From New York Times • May 28, 2024
Abyssal plains such as the CCZ are littered with metallic nodules that form over millions of years as minerals precipitate around fish teeth, bones or other small objects.
From Nature • Jul. 23, 2019
Abyssal sedimentary rocks form on the abyssal plain.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
I can even feel the Abyssal Serpent anxiously awaiting my next move.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing abyssal
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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Oceanography - Middle School
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