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underwater

[ uhn-der-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

adjective

  1. existing or occurring under water.
  2. designed to be used under water.
  3. located below a ship's waterline.


adverb

  1. beneath the water:

    to travel underwater.

noun

  1. the water beneath the surface:

    cold currents in the underwater.

  2. underwaters, the depths, as of a sea, lake, etc.

underwater

/ ˈʌԻəˈɔːə /

adjective

  1. being, occurring, or going under the surface of the water, esp the sea

    underwater exploration

  2. nautical below the water line of a vessel
  3. (of a stock option or other asset) having a market value below its purchase value
“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

adverb

  1. beneath 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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of underwater1

First recorded in 1620–30; under- + water
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In a freak accident, Steve Irwin died after being pierced through the heart by a usually chill stingray while filming an underwater documentary in a lagoon off the Great Barrier Reef.

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It is estimated that more than 95% of the world’s intercontinental information travels through underwater cables that are no bigger than the pipes at the back of your toilet.

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The teen ducked underwater, saw a shadow and feared that it was a shark.

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An underwater camera set up 55 years ago to try and photograph the Loch Ness Monster has been found by accident by a robot submarine.

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The off-duty firefighter was part of a group of four men in their 20s who had set out that evening to free dive, which involves swimming underwater without breathing apparatus or scuba tanks.

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