the seabed

noun

: the ground that is at the bottom of the sea

Examples of the seabed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, critics say deep-sea mining could irrevocably damage the pristine underwater environment, with noise and sediment plumes kicked up by mining equipment harming midwater ecosystems as well as organisms on the seabed that often live on the nodules. Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 July 2024 Ever since the Endurance sank in 1915, famously stranding explorer Ernest Shackleton, the vessel’s remains have been resting on the seabed off the coast of Antarctica. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024 By the 1990s, China expanded its claims beyond islands and rocks to include the water itself, the seabed below and the airspace above. Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 6 July 2024 The rest are thought to be still lying on the seabed. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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