the seabed

noun

: the ground that is at the bottom of the sea

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The legs protrude from the deck when in transit and are lowered, when the vessels are in position, onto the seabed to steady the vessels against the waves. Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025 Rushing because a cyclone was headed their way in a matter of days, the team built in six days a steel structure five by five by two meters high, anchored in the seabed and charged by a small onboard battery. Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Garber donned a tank and took the frame down to the seabed as Griciūtė and I watched from the surface with snorkel gear on. Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024 For the final year of Joe Biden’s presidency, the terrorist rebels who control Yemen — working as an Iranian proxy — carried out numerous attacks against vessels in the Red Sea, disrupting international commerce, damaging at least 30 ships and sending two to the seabed. Editorial, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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