underseas

[ uhn-der-seez ]

adverb

1. beneath the surface of the sea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of underseas¹

First recorded in 1675–85; undersea + -s ¹

Example Sentences

The first underseas cable was laid in 1851 between France and England.

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Satisfied that there would be no more underseas explosions, Darrin gave the order to come about.

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That the underseas craft had been struck was indicated clearly enough by the patches of oil on the water.

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On came the destroyer until it was directly over the underseas craft.

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Alpheus (l. 9) a stream in Southern Greece, supposed to flow underseas to join the Arethuse.

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