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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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Firms’ margins would be pummeled and consumer wage growth dragged underwater.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Don’t miss the Tropical Rainforest Aviary for free-flight birds or the Arctic Passage, where you can watch polar bears and seals swim underwater.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Kikai's underwater setting provides a unique research advantage.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Could he have been using the underwater noises as a catalyst, turbocharging energy to change the way things react?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The excavations of the Antikythera shipwreck, in 1900, marked the beginnings of underwater excavations carried out in what is regarded as a technologically primitive manner.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler