undersea
adjective
un·der·sea
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Definition of undersea
(Entry 1 of 2)
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: being or carried on under the sea or under the surface of the sea
undersea oil deposits undersea fighting
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: designed for use under the surface of the sea
an undersea fleet
undersea
adverb
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variants:
or underseas
Definition of undersea (Entry 2 of 2)
: under the sea : beneath the surface of the sea
photographs taken undersea
Examples of undersea in a Sentence
Adjective
They are conducting undersea research.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Aerial scans and a few boats have since confirmed that the conglomeration, 58 square miles in area, is pumice coughed up by an undersea volcano. — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, "Don’t Believe the Hype: The Pumice Raft Won’t Save the Great Barrier Reef," 30 Aug. 2019 To Russian military officials, one of the appeals of the new class of hypersonic and undersea nuclear weapons is that they are not prohibited by any existing treaties — giving them free run to test and deploy them. — David E. Sanger, New York Times, "U.S. Officials Suspect New Nuclear Missile in Explosion That Killed 7 Russians," 12 Aug. 2019 To Russian military officials, one of the appeals of the new class of hypersonic and undersea nuclear weapons is that they are not prohibited by any existing treaties, giving them free run to test and deploy them. — David E. Sanger, BostonGlobe.com, "Fatal explosion in Russia released radiation, giving United States pause," 12 Aug. 2019 Unlike dolphins and seals that have military jobs, fish and shrimp wouldn’t need to be trained--they’re just naturally reacting to stimuli that just happens to be a potentially hostile undersea vehicles. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "DARPA Wants to Turn Sealife Into a Giant Submarine Detection Network," 5 Mar. 2019 Conceived sketchily in 1941 as the son of an undersea explorer, Aquaman in 1959 became Arthur Curry, the son of a lighthouse keeper, and Atlanna, an outcast from Atlantis. — Thomas Vinciguerra, WSJ, "I Want to Be Aquaman When I Grow Up . . .," 13 Dec. 2018 The popular preschool tune has inspired a line of Vans footwear for kids, cleverly designed after the undersea characters in the song and coming in a variety of colors and styles. — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, "'Baby Shark' Inspires a Line of Colorful Custom Shoes for Babies and Kids — Where to Buy," 21 Aug. 2019 There's some unfortunate news for undersea residents hoping for an appearance from Harry Styles — the singer will not be joining the cast of the forthcoming Little Mermaid live action remake. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Harry Styles Reportedly Won’t Play Prince Eric in "The Little Mermaid" After All," 14 Aug. 2019 Mapping data can then be run through software to detect anomalous undersea structures, like ship hulls, superstructures, and gun turrets, identifying possible wrecks. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Are We Entering a Golden Age of Shipwreck Discovery?," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undersea.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for undersea
undersea
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of undersea
: found, done, or used below the surface of the sea
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undersea
adjective
un·der·sea
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Kids Definition of undersea
1
: being or done under the sea or under the surface of the sea
an undersea volcano
2
: used under the surface of the sea
an undersea vessel