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Milwaukee Deep

[ mil-waw-kee deep ]

noun

  1. the deepest known place in the Atlantic Ocean, located in the Puerto Rico Trench at a depth of 27,487 feet (8,378 meters): sometimes said to be within a surrounding depression Brownson Deep, but with no apparent distinction between the two.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Milwaukee Deep1

First recorded in 1935–40; named after the cruiser USS Milwaukee, which discovered the deep (1939)
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Example Sentences

In a sign the parties are fighting over every vote, the Milwaukee County Republican Party announced Thursday it was opening a field office in downtown Milwaukee, deep in Democratic territory.

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