Deep-sea definition

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Of, relating to, or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea.

Deep-sea exploration.

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In or of the deeper parts of the sea.

Deep-sea fishing.

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Alternative form of deep-sea.
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Of, related to or located in the deeper part of the sea.
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The deeper part of the sea or ocean in which no light penetrates.
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Noun

Singular:
deep-sea
Plural:
deep seas

Deep-sea Sentence Examples

  • The existence of sulphuretted hydrogen in great quantities below loo fathoms, the extensive chemical precipitation of calcium carbonate, the stagnant nature of its deep waters, and the absence of deep-sea life are conditions which make it impossible to discuss it along with the physical and biological conditions of the Mediterranean proper.

  • Thus the occurrence of blind animals in caves and in the deep sea was a fact which Darwin himself regarded as best explained by the atrophy of the organ of vision in successive generations through the absence of light and 1 Weismann, Vererbung, &c. (1886).

  • The deep-sea fishery attracts hundreds of boats from the north of Scotland, and most of the catch is cured for the English, German and Dutch markets.

  • Distilling however prospers, and the town is important not only as regards its shipping and the deep-sea fishery, but also as a distributing centre for the islands and the seat of the superior law courts.

  • The chief industries include coast and deep-sea fisheries, shipbuilding, tanning, the making of cod-liver oil and fish-curing.

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