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seafloor
[ see-flawr ]
noun
- the solid surface underlying a sea or an ocean.
Example Sentences
On the deep seafloor, rough volcanic terrain harbors corals, sponges and fish.
While footage filmed at this depth can only show parts of Endurance in the gloom, the scan shows the complete 44m long wooden wreck from bow to stern - even recording the grooves carved into the sediment as the ship skidded to a halt on the seafloor.
A23a has not grounded again; there is at least a thousand metres of water between its underside and the seafloor.
Prof Taylor showed how a current that meets an obstruction on the seafloor can - under the right circumstances - separate into two distinct flows, generating a full-depth mass of rotating water between them.
A23a is a perfect illustration once again of the importance of understanding the shape of the seafloor.
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