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underwater

[uhn-der-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈʌn dərˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /
ADJECTIVE
under the water's surface
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It is believed that the four bodies of the Italian group were located in the same underwater cave where the military found the first body on the day of the accident.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

When our researcher visited, sections of the camp were underwater after weeks of rain.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The Gofar fault is a deep underwater fracture where the Pacific and Nazca tectonic plates slide past one another at roughly 140 millimeters per year, about as fast as fingernails grow.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

About 71% of his delivery routes, he said, are financially underwater.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

It was the rooftop of a two-story building that was otherwise completely underwater.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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