deepwater

Definition of deepwaternext

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Recent Examples of deepwater Furthermore, a preliminary agreement with Egypt’s EGAS may lead to the development of five deepwater gas wells in the Mediterranean, connecting to existing infrastructure. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Those offshore turbines are dramatically larger than ones on land and require substantial infrastructure at ports for construction, from large assembly facilities to deepwater docks for ships that carry turbines out to sea. Lauren Sommer, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025 The changes a deepwater port could bring The Army Corps of Engineers this month issued a $400 million contract to begin the first phase of the port project, which will ultimately include dredging sediment from the ocean so bigger ships can dock. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 Flores is east of Lombok and thus east of the Wallace line, so that the ancestor to The Hobbit had to cross the deepwater channel. Madeleine Beekman august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deepwater
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Adjective
  • Reportedly, the market potential for China’s deep-sea submersible appears strong, with numerous travel agencies and local tourism departments already expressing interest.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
  • As a science journalist and ocean explorer, she's investigated misinformation campaigns on social media, embedded in Alaskan archaeological digs, and contributed to the discovery of deep-sea organisms in the Central Pacific.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Song, a former marine reservist, hosted tactical training sessions.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
  • At the time Trump made the comments, marine traffic was being disrupted in the Persian Gulf.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Deepwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deepwater. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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