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deepwater

adjective

Definition of deepwater

as in deep-sea

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Recent Examples of deepwater Morocco has been building a $1 billion deepwater port in the territory’s city of Dakhla, which featured in the video Trump shared Sunday. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Marine welders handle massive, oddly shaped, and heavy components such as deepwater jacket strengthening rings and module nodes. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026 Eisbrenner chose Brownsville for its deepwater access, low vessel traffic, and her conviction that the oil-rich Permian Basin in West Texas would eventually flood the region with excess natural gas. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 May 2026 Brazil, the region’s largest oil and gas producer, is now a global leader in deepwater and ultra-deepwater production and aims to rank among the world’s top five crude producers by 2030, driven by prolific fields such as Búzios. — Juan Pablo Spinetto, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deepwater

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The development marked the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container vessel in the United States.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
The refinery was initially planned to be built in Tanzania’s coastal town of Tanga, but Dangote said it was later determined that Lamu had deeper waters, solid ground capable of supporting the heavy equipment, and deep-sea access.

— Evelyne Musambi, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of deep-sea

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Until now, scientists could measure the total phosphorus preserved in ancient rocks, but determining the share that was actually available to marine life remained challenging.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The waves also increase ocean temperatures and push cold, nutrient-rich waters deeper below the surface, which has an impact on marine life.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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