deepwater
adjective
deep·wa·ter
ˈdēp-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: of, relating to, or characterized by water of considerable depth
deepwater sailors
especially
: able to accommodate oceangoing vessels
deepwater ports
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The 500,000-gallon, conical tank holds deepwater fish from the nearby Gulf Stream.
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Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, a preliminary agreement with Egypt’s EGAS may lead to the development of five deepwater gas wells in the Mediterranean, connecting to existing infrastructure.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Subi houses airstrips, radar domes, missile systems and a deepwater port—despite Chinese President Xi Jinping's 2015 pledge to then-U.S. President Barack Obama not to arm the reefs.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Those offshore turbines are dramatically larger than ones on land and require substantial infrastructure at ports for construction, from large assembly facilities to deepwater docks for ships that carry turbines out to sea.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Furthermore, a preliminary agreement with Egypt’s EGAS may lead to the development of five deepwater gas wells in the Mediterranean, connecting to existing infrastructure.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Subi houses airstrips, radar domes, missile systems and a deepwater port—despite Chinese President Xi Jinping's 2015 pledge to then-U.S. President Barack Obama not to arm the reefs.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Those offshore turbines are dramatically larger than ones on land and require substantial infrastructure at ports for construction, from large assembly facilities to deepwater docks for ships that carry turbines out to sea.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deepwater
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“Deepwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deepwater. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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deepwater
adjective
deep·wa·ter
ˌdēp-ˌwȯt-ər
-ˌwät-
: of or relating to water of great depth
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