deepwater

adjective

deep·​wa·​ter ˈdēp-ˌwȯ-tər How to pronounce deepwater (audio)
-ˌwä-
: of, relating to, or characterized by water of considerable depth
deepwater sailors
especially : able to accommodate oceangoing vessels
deepwater ports

Examples of deepwater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The deal with Renaissance is the latest move by Shell to limit its onshore operations in Nigeria while focusing on deepwater operations. Taiwo Adebayo, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024 Once the fight ended over where the region’s deepwater port would be built — the federal government picked Long Beach/San Pedro over Santa Monica — the Army Corps of Engineers was tasked with choosing the permanent location for the mouths of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel rivers. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024 At a coarse level, there are three types of shipping, transoceanic or deepwater routes, short sea or near shore routes and inland shipping. Michael Barnard, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 As Bakken production increased, Congress lifted a four-decade ban on exporting crude oil, which started shipping out of Louisiana’s deepwater port in 2017. Danelle Morton, ProPublica, 18 Nov. 2023 As the world’s fish stocks decline and fleets stay at sea longer, workers aboard some deepwater Chinese squid ships face difficult living conditions that can lead to a fatal disease. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023 With funding from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Army Corps of Engineers allocated $250 million last year to build the northernmost deepwater port in the United States. Stephen Lezak, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2023 The dive was part of an expedition in the Gulf of Alaska to explore deepwater habitats. CBS News, 8 Sep. 2023 In Nome, the regional hub town to the southeast, the nation’s first deepwater Arctic port is in development, which could support U.S. Coast Guard operations in the area. Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of deepwater was in 1723

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“Deepwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deepwater. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

deepwater

adjective
deep·​wa·​ter ˌdēp-ˌwȯt-ər How to pronounce deepwater (audio)
-ˌwät-
: of or relating to water of great depth
especially : deep-sea
deepwater sailors

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