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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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The cave, an underwater system which extends for hundreds of meters through multiple chambers and internal passages, begins with a first large, bright cavern with a sandy bottom.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Together, they focused on the Gofar transform fault, located along the East Pacific Rise off Ecuador's western coast, in an effort to solve a decades-long mystery surrounding these repeating underwater earthquakes.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

The Maldives' military said one body had been found in a cave about 60 metres underwater, and the other four divers were believed to be also there.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

McKee was not only fascinated by the underwater world; he was obsessed with the sinkings that had taken place in the Solent.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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