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Definition of deepwater
: of, relating to, or characterized by water of considerable depth deepwater sailors; especially : able to accommodate oceangoing vessels deepwater ports
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These companies are eager to search for untapped, deepwater fossil fuels by firing dozens of air cannons into the ocean, five or six times a minute, for months on end.
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Declining costs for deepwater drilling projects could give OPEC another headache within a year and may prolong the global oil glut.
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Russia has committed financial and military assets to the Arctic to stake its claim to the region's vast deepwater mineral, oil and gas deposits.
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The aquarium’s pièce de résistance: A 500,000-gallon, conical tank that holds deepwater fish from the nearby Gulf Stream.
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Although tropical reef corals are the best known, scientists are increasingly finding cold and deepwater corals of various species and hues.
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Last week, Exxon became a major player in Mexico by successfully bidding with other international oil companies for the right to explore and develop deepwater reserves.
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