subfluvial

adjective

sub·​fluvial

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1

: situated, taking place, or formed at the bottom of a body of water (such as a river)

subfluvial cables

a subfluvial deposit of silt

2

: passing under a river

a subfluvial tunnel

Word History

Etymology

sub- + fluvial

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