deepwater

[ deep-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

adjective

1. having, requiring, or operating in deep water:

   deepwater shipping; deepwater drilling for oil.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deepwater¹

First recorded in 1785–95; deep + water

Example Sentences

In July, the California Energy Commission approved a plan for wind development that centers on deepwater wind farms off Morro Bay and Humboldt Bay, supported by new port facilities in Long Beach and Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

"The reality is despite CrowdStrike's epic failure last week, there are few alternatives to CrowdStrike and the switching costs are high," Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, which is known for its tech investments, wrote on social media.

From BBC

Police said they had found the massive cocaine haul during a routine inspection of container stored at Posorja deepwater port south-west of Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil.

From BBC

After a whale dies, it sinks to the ocean floor where its carcass supplies nutrients to deepwater creatures.

From New York Times

What's more, icebergs travel much farther out to sea than runoff, delivering freshwater to the regions where this deepwater formation occurs.

From Science Daily