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underwater

  • adjective
  • ŭndərwôʹtər

Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.

Example

“Watch out for underwater obstacles.”

Other meanings

  1. Beneath the water line of a vessel.

    “When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.”

  2. In difficulty, especially financially.

Synonyms

  • submerged

Example sentences

  • “A torpedo is an underwater missile.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

  • “They prepared for underwater research.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “underwater” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.