Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to, occurring, used, or performed beneath the surface of water.
- adjective Nautical Below the water line of a vessel.
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- adjective not comparable
beneath thesurface of thewater , or of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface - adjective nautical beneath the
water line of avessel - adjective finance having
negative equity ; owing more on an asset than its market value - noun
underlying water or body of water, for example in anaquifer or the deep ocean - noun fishing A type of
lure which lies beneath the water surface. - verb agriculture, horticulture to
water orirrigate insufficiently
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective growing or remaining under water
- adjective beneath the surface of the water
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Examples
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Why hasn't the Obama administration supported legislation that would give bankruptcy judges the power to reduce the principal of a mortgage or at the very least, allow the mortgage in question to be reduced to an amount that approximates current values, so that properties described as "underwater" -- worth less than the mortgage -- would be retained by current owners?
Ed Koch: Mr. President, Stop the Great Bank Heist Ed Koch 2011
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Why hasn't the Obama administration supported legislation that would give bankruptcy judges the power to reduce the principal of a mortgage or at the very least, allow the mortgage in question to be reduced to an amount that approximates current values, so that properties described as "underwater" -- worth less than the mortgage -- would be retained by current owners?
Ed Koch: Mr. President, Stop the Great Bank Heist Ed Koch 2011
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But, when you add in underwater work, heavy CGI work and wire work, it becomes extraordinarily complicated.
Twilight Lexicon » IESB: Chris Weitz New Moon DVD Interview 2010
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(SEALS are Navy commandos with expertise in underwater demolition.)
David David 2010
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The twin underwater tunnels were finished last week.
Open Letter to the Council: Take the Same Damn Risk You’re Asking Us To Take « PubliCola 2010
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Sora, one of the boys who has the ability to survive underwater, is missing from the hospital.
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It was a tall round shape made of smooth glass, and it was tied with a fishing line, Orphan discovered, to a rusting hook that protruded underwater from the side of the embankment.
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I have included a number of underwater photographs so you can see how amazing being underwater is – any scuba diving authors, please drop a comment and say hello!
Writing: 7 lessons from scuba diving video | The Creative Penn 2009
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Archaeological news usually doesn't impress people unless a new tomb or underwater is found.
Dairying More Than 8000 Years Old Steve Carper 2008
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Now, a research team led by Chang Liu at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has built an artificial lateral line that can provide the same functions in underwater vehicles.
And now the news 2007
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