: of, relating to, or occurring in the deeper parts of the sea
deep-sea fishing

Examples of deep-sea in a Sentence

chartered a boat to do some deep-sea fishing
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Magellan Ltd, a deep-sea mapping company, and Atlantic Productions conducted the scans over a six-week expedition. ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025 It is built for conducting deep-sea exploration and is the mother ship of two types of submersibles. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 Read Next: The Best Fishing Kayaks If anglers keep hooking these deep-sea bluefins right off the pier, Jennette’s could become a tuna hotspot, drawing anglers from up and down the East Coast. Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2025 No deep-sea adventure is complete without an unusually enormous fish sighting. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deep-sea

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deep-sea was circa 1625

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“Deep-sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep-sea. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

deep-sea

adjective
ˌdēp-ˌsē
: of, relating to, or occurring in the deeper parts of the sea
deep-sea fishing
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