the seabed

noun

: the ground that is at the bottom of the sea

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Organizers say the seabed offers the perfect conditions for aging wine. Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 Marine archaeologists have located the wreck of the Dannebroge, a Danish warship that exploded and sank during a battle with a British fleet in 1801, on the seabed of Copenhagen Harbor. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026 Resembling the size and shape of a semi truck’s fuel tanker, it was designed to use seawater to cool itself and be largely self-sufficient once anchored to the seabed. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026 The remote island is also considered a base for extracting rare earth minerals from the seabed. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026 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 Apr. 2026.

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