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underwater
[ uhn-der-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
underwater
/ ˈʌԻəˈɔːə /
adjective
- being, occurring, or going under the surface of the water, esp the sea
underwater exploration
- nautical below the water line of a vessel
- (of a stock option or other asset) having a market value below its purchase value
adverb
- beneath the surface of the water
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of underwater1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
The teen ducked underwater, saw a shadow and feared that it was a shark.
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.
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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