the seabed

noun

: the ground that is at the bottom of the sea

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The vessel has been slowly raised from the seabed, 165 feet down, over the past three days to allow the steel lifting straps, slings and harnesses to be secured under the keel. Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025 The ship is lying on its starboard side on the seabed, meaning no images have been taken of that part of the vessel to determine its condition. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 20 May 2025 Trump’s obsession with critical minerals isn’t new and the seabed mining push is of a piece with his fixation on Greenland and Canada as additional suppliers of those resources. Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 The administration is seeking to fast-track the pursuit of strategically important minerals such as nickel, copper and rare earth elements from the seabed in U.S. and international waters. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the seabed

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“The seabed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20seabed. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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