Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The floor of the sea or the ocean.
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- noun The
floor orbottom of thesea orocean
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- noun the bottom of a sea or ocean
Etymologies
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Examples
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It’s a thriller-disaster novel and the destabilization of the methane in the arctic seabed is a major plot point.
Matthew Yglesias » Arctic Seabed Methane Stores Destabilizing 2010
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The so-called seabed mining provisions were simply one manifestation of the problems Ronald Reagan had with LOST.
Reagan and the Law of the Sea William P. Clark 2007
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Being too hot on the seabed was a novel experience; so also was the mirage-like vision caused by the ascending water, which made my searchlights dance and tremble over the rock face I was exploring.
The Wind from The Sun Clarke, Arthur C. 1962
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Sitting off to the side of the activity on the seabed is the "top hat," a 5-foot-tall containment dome that will only be used if the insertion tube fails, Suttles said.
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Relief wells being drilled miles beneath the seabed will be the only means of permanently sealing and isolating the damaged well.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Relief wells being drilled miles beneath the seabed will be the only means of permanently sealing and isolating the damaged well.
ITN Headlines 2010
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What lies beneath the seabed is a little more complicated.
TradingMarkets 2010
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Down near the seabed is the blowout preventer, or BOP.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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The entity has provided the amount of $10 million for the financial costs of the restoration of the seabed, which is the present value of such costs.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows sivatv 2009
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But tethering the snakes to the seabed is a major challenge.
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