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deepwater

deepwater is the alternative form of deep-water.

Meaning of deep-water

Adjective

deep-water

  1. Having a great depth of water.
    • a deep-water harbour
  2. Carried out at great depth.
    • deep-water drilling
  3. Located in or near deep ocean waters.
    • a deep-water port
  4. Living at a great depth underwater.

Noun

deepwater (uncountable)

  1. Brine collected in a seafloor depression (brine pool).

Proper noun capitalized: Deepwater

Deepwater

  1. A minor city in Henry County, Missouri, United States, named after Deepwater Creek.
  2. A township in Bates County, Missouri.
  3. An unincorporated community in Salem County, New Jersey, United States.
  4. (dated) Dated form of Deep Water, in West Virginia.
  5. A small town in the Glen Innes Severn council area and the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  6. A coastal locality in the Gladstone Region of Queensland, Australia.
  7. A locality in the south-east of South Australia.

Origin of deepwater

From deep + water.

Phrases with deepwater

Questions about deepwater

What does deepwater mean?
Deepwater means brine collected in a seafloor depression (brine pool).
What is deepwater the alternative form of?
Deepwater is the alternative form of deep-water.
What part of speech is deepwater?
Deepwater can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near deepwater in the dictionary

  1. deepthroaters
  2. deepthroating
  3. deepthroatings
  4. deepthroats
  5. Deepti
  6. deepwater
  7. deepwater big-eyed worm eel
  8. deepwater big-eyed worm eels
  9. deepwater cardinalfish
  10. deepwater cardinalfishes
  11. deepwater prawn

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