: 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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Coda Octopus View 3 Images Augmented reality comes to deep-sea divers, thanks to the US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Coda Octopus's Divers Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) system. David Szondy, New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025 The researchers hope their study serves as a call to further investigate deep-sea biodiversity in the face of encroaching human activities like industrial fishing and offshore drilling. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025 The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025 What to Know About the Project The three-year research initiative will focus on deep-sea areas in the Pacific Ocean, including parts of the hadal zone, which extends to depths of 36,000 feet and accounts for 45 percent of the ocean. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 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 2 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

deep-sea

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