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underwater

[uhn-der-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈʌn dərˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /
ADJECTIVE
under the water's surface
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When munitions are detonated underwater, the blast can spread contaminants through the surrounding environment.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

The two sides are talking about laying underwater cables to link Europe and Canada, and jointly constructing data centers, cloud storage and new satellite networks beyond the reach of American tech giants.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The US military said one of its underwater drones "malfunctioned" and was not carrying any sensitive data.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

As Sam Macdonald, the president of the underwater robotics company Deep Trekker, has stated, “The technologies available now, even compared to five or six years ago, are incredible.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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