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underwater

[uhn-der-waw-ter, -wot-er]

adjective

  1. existing or occurring under water.

  2. designed to be used under water.

  3. located below a ship's waterline.



adverb

  1. beneath the water.

    to travel underwater.

noun

  1. the water beneath the surface.

    cold currents in the underwater.

  2. underwaters, the depths, as of a sea, lake, etc.

underwater

/ ˈʌԻəˈɔːə /

adjective

  1. being, occurring, or going under the surface of the water, esp the sea

    underwater exploration

  2. nautical below the water line of a vessel

  3. (of a stock option or other asset) having a market value below its purchase value

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. beneath the surface of the water

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of underwater1

First recorded in 1620–30; under- + water
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An ambulance was called and Mr Deans was taken to the Crosshouse University Hospital where it was found he had suffered a seizure underwater.

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Here, this underwater space serves as a repository for “Allee’s Legendary Landfill of Esthetic Essentials.”

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Near-source tsunami: Santa Cruz and Monterey counties could see a tsunami within minutes following quake-triggered underwater landslides, documents from both counties say.

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Dr Harry Bennett, an expert in maritime history, said the dive team had found "the underwater archaeological equivalent of a needle in a haystack".

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A multi-agency search that included search-and-rescue teams, canines, underwater cameras and aerial searches lasted for nine days in the river and surrounding areas.

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