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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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They suggest that while an underwater landslide did occur, it did not directly create the wrinkles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Firms’ margins would be pummeled and consumer wage growth dragged underwater.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Don’t miss the Tropical Rainforest Aviary for free-flight birds or the Arctic Passage, where you can watch polar bears and seals swim underwater.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

This week it says it has hit weapons and naval cruise-missile production sites in Tehran, an underwater research center in Isfahan used to manufacture submarines, and an explosive-materials production site in Isfahan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

While a student at Yale University, he began building underwater mines.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler