variants
or less commonly sea floor
plural seafloors also sea floors
: the floor of a sea or ocean : seabed
The Earth's crust, in this view, is divided into several immense plates that make up the continents and seafloors, and that all float on a hot, plastic, subterranean "mantle."—
Walter Sullivan
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Around one of these geothermal vents, or hot vents, tiny molluscs gather and pile on one another for a chance at the heat and chemicals spewing from the seafloor.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
For now, the tuna crabs carpeting the seafloor are providing local predators—including birds, squid, whales, porpoises and large fish—with a plethora of easy calories.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
For now, the tuna crabs carpeting the seafloor are providing local predators—including birds, squid, whales, porpoises and large fish—with a plethora of easy calories.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for seafloor
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“Seafloor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seafloor. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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