variants
or less commonly sea bed
plural seabeds also sea beds
: the floor of a sea or ocean : seafloor
This atoll is the summit of an undersea volcano that rises from the seabed 10,000 feet below the surface.—
Kennedy Warne
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The region’s foundation is marine-derived, reflecting an ancient seabed that once covered the area.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As Greenpeace said at the very start of this ISA meeting, The Metals Company is desperate and now is encouraging a breach of customary international law by announcing their intent to mine the international seabed through the United States' Deep Sea Hard Mineral Resources Act.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
And in between castle stays and tours, don’t miss out on natural attractions such as the Cliffs of Moher and The Burren (an ancient tropical seabed).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Mining firms claim the deep seabed could provide a major new source of minerals independent of China, which controls the supply of many critical minerals.
—Daniel Ackerman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As Greenpeace said at the very start of this ISA meeting, The Metals Company is desperate and now is encouraging a breach of customary international law by announcing their intent to mine the international seabed through the United States' Deep Sea Hard Mineral Resources Act.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
And in between castle stays and tours, don’t miss out on natural attractions such as the Cliffs of Moher and The Burren (an ancient tropical seabed).
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Mining firms claim the deep seabed could provide a major new source of minerals independent of China, which controls the supply of many critical minerals.
—Daniel Ackerman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seabed
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“Seabed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seabed. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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seabed
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sea·bed
ˈsē-ˌbed 
: the floor of a sea or ocean
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