: of, relating to, or occurring in the deeper parts of the sea
deep-sea fishing

Examples of deep-sea in a Sentence

chartered a boat to do some deep-sea fishing
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China insists the facility is there to support aquaculture operations, such as those being carried out nearby by deep-sea farm Shen Lan 2 Hao, or Deep Blue No. 2. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 With deep-sea mining on the horizon, some researchers say Norway would be wise to look to its own past. Christian Elliott, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025 The shark is occasionally caught as bycatch in deep-sea fisheries, but sightings are so rare that each record adds meaningful information. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 The unprecedented footage of the elusive deep-sea creature came 100 years after it was initially identified and given a name, according to the institute. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deep-sea

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deep-sea was circa 1625

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“Deep-sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep-sea. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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deep-sea

adjective
ˌdēp-ˌsē
: of, relating to, or occurring in the deeper parts of the sea
deep-sea fishing
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