the seabed

noun

: the ground that is at the bottom of the sea

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Experts say the wreck, which covers a large area of the seabed at a depth of 50 to 65 feet (15 to 20 meters), is very well preserved by the sand and seabed sediment that covered it for hundreds of years. Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 30 July 2025 By showing disregard for the international regime governing the seabed, the U.S. provides moral cover for other countries—including adversaries—to do the same. Time, 17 June 2025 Participants will spend their days diving uncharted waters alongside a seasoned salvage crew, scanning the seabed with a magnetometer, and filming for a forthcoming documentary on the expedition. Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025 Using photogrammetry and digital mapping, the researchers then created a detailed 3D reconstruction of the site, which enabled them to analyze it without disturbing the seabed. Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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