undersea

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adjective

un·​der·​sea ˌən-dər-ˈsē How to pronounce undersea (audio)
1
: being or carried on under the sea or under the surface of the sea
undersea oil deposits
undersea fighting
2
: designed for use under the surface of the sea
an undersea fleet

undersea

2 of 2

adverb

variants or underseas
: under the sea : beneath the surface of the sea
photographs taken undersea

Examples of undersea in a Sentence

Adjective They are conducting undersea research.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
This expansion will enhance capabilities in cyber, AI, quantum technologies, and undersea operations, among others, transforming the group into JAUKUS. Tomohiko Taniguchi, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024 About 485 undersea cables totaling over 900,000 miles sit on the the ocean floor. Robin Chataut, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2024 In mid-February, millions of people lost internet access after three undersea cables in the Arabian Sea were damaged. Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 6 Apr. 2024 The strategic Red Sea corridor has emerged as a focal point for undersea cable threats. Robin Chataut, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2024 Compared to the lighter tone of Jun Fukuda’s movies, Terror of Mechagodzilla brings a darker tone to a story that still features such flights of fancy as an undersea kingdom, a mad scientist, and a brand-new kaiju, Titanosaurus, that’s best described as a bipedal seahorse. Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024 And undersea data cables in the Arctic are a critical link in global communication systems, relied on by U.S. agencies like NASA. Josh Lederman, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024 There are more than 15 undersea Internet cables in the Red Sea. Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024 Iceland straddles two tectonic plates, which are divided by an undersea mountain chain that is oozing magma, and when that magma pushes through the plates, earthquakes occur. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

1645, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undersea was in 1613

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“Undersea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undersea. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

undersea

adjective
un·​der·​sea
ˈən-dər-ˈsē
1
: being or carried on under the sea or under the surface of the sea
undersea oil deposits
undersea warfare
2
: designed for use under the surface of the sea
undersea fleet

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