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[ uhn-der-waw-ter, -wot-er ] / ˈʌn dərˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR underwater ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveexisting or occurring under water. designed to be used under water. located below a ship's waterline. adverbbeneath the water: to travel underwater. nounthe water beneath the surface: cold currents in the underwater. underwaters, the depths, as of a sea, lake, etc. Origin of underwaterFirst recorded in 1620–30; under- + water Words nearby underwaterunderused, underutilize, undervalue, undervest, underwaist, underwater, underway, underwear, underweight, underwent, underwhelm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for underwaterThe fundamental issue: the boundaries of the underwater Lomonosov Ridge. Russia Preps Its North Pole Invasion|Dave Majumdar|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Theoretically, the ship can take on all comers in the air, sea, underwater or on land. Can the Navy's $12 Billion Stealth Destroyer Stay Afloat?|Dave Majumdar|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Did something happen to Bob during those few seconds underwater? The Walking Dead’s Most Gruesome Scene Yet: ‘A Man’s Gotta Eat’|Melissa Leon|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST A few hundred meters upriver, you see groves of date palms swaying as if underwater. Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Underwater rover Nereus was lost to the deep last month, and it's not the first. Lost Ocean Rover Leaves Gap in Biology and Alzheimer's Research|Beenish Ahmed|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Fish and all forms of underwater life make a background noise over the hydrophones, you know. Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung|Victor Appleton We saw a crude type of underwater craft moving in this direction, and followed it at a distance. The Golden Amazons of Venus|John Murray Reynolds He also intended getting plenty of underwater movies of the colorful reefs and fish. The Wailing Octopus|Harold Leland Goodwin The rushing sound from underwater was a loud, throbbing hum which had no relationship with the humming sound that drove fish. Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster Then he drew up a list of supplies and underwater search gear needed for the missile hunt. Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung|Victor Appleton
British Dictionary definitions for underwater
adjectivebeing, occurring, or going under the surface of the water, esp the seaunderwater exploration nautical below the water line of a vessel (of a stock option or other asset) having a market value below its purchase value adverbbeneath the surface of the water Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to underwatersubmerged, undersea, immersed, sunken, submarine, subaquatic, subaqueous |