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  • adverb Under the surface of the sea or ocean, underwater.

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Examples

  • U, representing the word "underseas," coupled with the numeral denoting the number of the boat.

    Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Kelly Miller 1901

  • One can scarcely think of the terrible conflict without bringing to mind the wonderful "underseas" boat which has made infamous Germany famous.

    Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Kelly Miller 1901

  • Japan's disrupted supply networks are causing concerns about component costs and product shortages that global technology companies may face; while Internet users in Hong Kong may experience slow Internet speeds for several weeks due to damaged underseas cables.

    Rush to Fix Quake-Damaged Undersea Cables Owen Fletcher 2011

  • Extremophile research started with microbes living in hot springs like Yellowstone and near deep underseas “black smoker” thermal vents that are even hotter.

    First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011

  • Extremophile research started with microbes living in hot springs like Yellowstone and near deep underseas “black smoker” thermal vents that are even hotter.

    First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011

  • Japan's disrupted supply networks are causing concerns about component costs and product shortages that global technology companies may face; while Internet users in Hong Kong may experience slow Internet speeds for several weeks due to damaged underseas cables.

    Quake Sparks Tech Supply Shortage Concerns Yun-Hee Kim 2011

  • So far, one of the leaks in the underseas well has already been plugged up.

    Dan Dorfman: Capitalizing on Oil Chaos 2010

  • For the past 30 days, the Interior Department has said that it has put on hold all permits for drilling new underseas wells until the report is completed.

    Salazar to Cite 'Aggressive Action' on Drilling 2010

  • It's twelve years since I fished in the Keys; Had bad luck, so could use a reprise: I was tempted to shoot aSharp-toothed barracudaThat gobbled my catch underseas.

    Florida Keys Swordfish Limerick Contest John Merwin 2008

  • The new culprit and hands-down worst guy is energy biggie British Petroleum, which recently suffered a disastrous oil leak in an underseas well off the coast of Louisiana that left 11 workers dead, polluted the waters, ruined beaches and killed fish and wild life.

    Dan Dorfman: Capitalizing on Oil Chaos 2010

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