Main Entry:

³deep

Function:

noun

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: a vast or immeasurable extent : abyss b (1): the extent of surrounding space or time (2): ocean2: any of the deep portions of a body of water ; specifically : a generally long and narrow area in the ocean where the depth exceeds 3000 fathoms (5500 meters)3: the middle or most intense part <the deep of winter>4: any of the fathom points on a sounding line other than the marks