Deep-water
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Deep-water is an adjective meaning Having a great depth of water.
Meaning
Having a great depth of water.
More Meanings
- Carried out at great depth.
- Located in or near deep ocean waters.
- Living at a great depth underwater
Example Sentences
a deep-water port
deep-water drilling
a deep-water harbour
It is intended to develop San Lourenzo^([sic]) into a deep-water port, as Guayaquil is highly unsuitable because of drifting silt banks and a thirty-mile river approach.
Word Forms
- deepwater
Synonyms for deep-water
Depending on context, synonyms include deep.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deep, deep-sea, pelagic, deepwater, bottom, offshore.
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