the seabed

noun

: the ground that is at the bottom of the sea

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The vessel is lying on its side on the seabed about 164 feet beneath the surface. David Chiu, People.com, 12 May 2025 The museum has thousands of fossils found from the seabed in its collection. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025 In their natural habitat, on the seabed at depths of about 2,000 to 4,000 feet, blobfish look much like any other fish. Peter Guo, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025 Beneath the ocean’s surface, abalone cling to the seabed with a strong, foot-like appendage and dwell in radiant shells to stay safe from predators. Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the seabed

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“The seabed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20seabed. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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